After a lot of deliberation. I have decided to just fix the NA engine from the 300d. (engine swap thread)
Will a 1000 pound engine stand be enough. I have no idea what this engine weighs.
Also thinking of selling the turbo engine, and trans. to cover the parts. What are they worth?
thanks

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83 300SD Dark Silver Dark brown inside

You are well under 1000lbs, but consider what the capacity is with the boom extended, you might want to go heavier.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

You said engine stand, so i think you mean the thing with 3 or 4 wheels that you rebuild the engine on.
If so 1000 lb is plenty.

If you mean a Cherry Picker style engine hoist, it is still enough. I have pulled a Chevy 454 out with mine.

It would worry me to pull the powerstroke diesel out of the wife's truck though!

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

Doug,

I used a 3 caster stand and it was not sufficient for the weight of this engine... I don't care what its rated for.

Use a 4 caster stand

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Harbor Freight sells a 1000 lb-rated stand with four wheels for $50 - works fine for me...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

ditto.. thats what I ended up with, too.

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cool I bought the same one from HF. Just checking before I begin.

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83 300SD Dark Silver Dark brown inside

Yeah, HF four caster 1000 lb one is good for mine. It says in the manual to not roll it with an engine on it It seemed fine when I was rollin it around.

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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual, now sold

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

Funny. What do they think that design feature is for, then?

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too many w123's
84 280 SL 5 speed

Hey can someone post a pic of how the engine mounts to the stand - I am just curious because I might want to do it someday too

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'82 300D (project)
'46 Willys (project)
"Nothing seems to be the way it should in this garage." -jt20
"Smarter than an engine, dumber than a hoodlatch..." -jt20
"Start jumping up and down to smoosh down those engine mounts" -DeliveryValve
"no" -kerry
"At this rate, you may have it done by winter" -layback40

Four bolts through bell-housing mount holes (one is a starter hole).

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

I may be getting in over my head. But it does not run now, so what the... See if I can really break it!

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83 300SD Dark Silver Dark brown inside

'Just be patient with her...

I remember watching a movie [30 years ago?] in which someone's "Man Friday"
re-ringed a LR Diesel in the Bush of Afrika.

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'84 300SD sold
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One of the worst things to do when rebuilding and engine is to get in a hurry. Ask me how I know this.

Get a good work table and a parts grid, lots of baggies and a marker.

I'd talk with MPlafleur. He might talk you out of it.

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1981 240D ChinaBlue (Got her running with a donor engine.)
1983 300DTurbo w/sunroof.
1984 300TD manual sunroof. (Electrical Gremlins)

OM617 weighs roughly 550 lbs, so you're good there. You probably know that already though!

Tranny is another 100lbs roughly.

Cheers,

Michael