I'm wishing my 1982 300cd was a manual...faster pickup, more control. Can this be done? Pluses, minuses anyone?

Thanks.

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1982 300cd 245K miles and still goin'...

I'm wishing you'd go take a look at that trunk badge......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

guys, it's becoming apparent how batman got his 8k+ posts. it's with brilliant observations like the ones above.

hey, jimmy, what's the badge on the batmobile say?

Well put

if it bothers you so much add Jimmy to your ignore list. my guess is you will miss the information he provides.

to the OP, yes it is a lot of work to swap, but I really enjoy my coupe with the 4 speed, if you are really motivated, swap in a 2.47 rear, that has been as good or better change as the 4spd

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

nah, i'm just instigatin'

What is wrong with a little tonge and cheek humor? don`t get your knockers in a knot .

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Knickers!

Cheese! first the tdt thing now this!

I have a coupe with four speed. Its great. It has the 240d flywheel though and my 240/300 with the actual 300fw shifts much nicer.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

So, moral of the story, is try to get a 300 flywheel for better shifting?

And...feel the shame of being new enough to the game to add the extra T and move on. Poor batman must go nuts every time he looks for parts online, as all of the parts stores, or most add the T.

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1982 300cd 245K miles and still goin'...

I went out tonight to the Bat Cave and lifted up the cover on the Batmobile. There are no numbers, it just says "F.U."


Thank you to those that recognize this for what it is: my simpleton forum "bit". However, it IS the proper nomenclature.

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I don't know either why so many people insist on adding the rogue "T" to the trunk badge. We know a '82-'85 W123 is a turbo unless it's a Euro and if it was, you'd probably tell us that. My '76 has a "Biodiesel" logo - does that mean it's a 240DB?

It's interesting how the MB diesel enthusiasts that seek out these cars now often prefer the manual transmission. I think it makes these cars so much more fun to drive. When they were first sold, though, I guess MB was catering to the rich folks (i.e. people who could afford a new Mercedes) here that didn't want to bother with shifting or never learned how. Volkswagens, diesel or otherwise, were rarely found with an automatic until recently.

I absolutely enjoy the manual transmission in the 240D (even though it is in need of rebuild). I agree, the only thing better would be to have it mated to a 3.0 engine with a turbo. I fear though it's going to be harder and harder to find 240D's with manual transmissions as they are all being swapped into 3.0 cars!

And of course I'm still really sad I didn't buy that red 300D Euro with turbo engine swap & 5-speed on eBay a few years ago...

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1976 240D "Katja"

dude, switching the D and the B in your 240BD makes you so rogue it's crazy, brah

Don't confuse Mercedes Benz with MBUSA. Mercedes made these cars with stickshifts, manual A/C, cloth interiors, solid roof, ... but MBUSA didn't import them so that the cars would not move down-market into common car range. Marketing decision.
MB made plenty of stickshifts.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

That`s great Jimmy.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

since you want to nitpick on 300dt or 300cdt, isn't the Bat Cave indoors, not out? it is, after all, a cave

(guys, if this doesn't bother jimmy, i don't know what will )