Well done.

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Is that a new cigar hose or just fuel line?
many many many congrats!
you of course will get a camcorder and videotape the initial startup right?
you do know you have to pressurewash the transmission and polish the aluminum now right?

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Drool... So that's what a pristine 617 looks like.

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

Very nice! but one thing GET RID OF THAT EGR VALVE!!

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1987 300D 180k
1985 300SD 330k Helga
1992 300D Lola 269k- Sold
1986 325 coupe Bessie >300k Original engine(ODO Broke) sold
2006 2500HD Druamax Linda- Tows boat and looks pretty in garage thats about it

I wish I knew how to rebuild things like that.

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86 300 SDL - Vesuvius

96 SL 500

Assumption is the mother of all screw ups.

Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing - Edmund Burke

Yes, get the updated fan on there and water pump pulley.

Also, upon initial start, have a fire extinguisher handy in case it decides to run away.

Well done

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

[QUOTE=MBZ123;2403737]x3 on the final $ tally

This may bring up the old expression of if you have to ask the price. You really do not want to do it. It can be less painful to the mind if you do not keep track as you go along as well. Just a few hundred here and there is all you will remember.

The block was well seasoned before the rebuid so hopefully with regular oil changes the engine will now go past 300k more.

SWEET is all that applies or needs to be said!

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Darrell

1984 300SD "Ole Girl"
207K

Exactly!

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

He's not talking. There was an earlier thread where he said he had something like $900 in it...but a lot of free labor and shop access

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

A can of $1.00 store paint can fix that.Looks clean to me.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

That valve cover makes it look a million bucks !!! They should have been like that from new!!! It kind of makes you want to have a see through hood so every one can see it !!! Top Job !!!!

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Is that a 602 engine?

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1993 W124 300D 2.5L Turbo, OM602.962
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, 2.4L DOHC
2002 Ford Explorer, 4.0L SOHC
2005 Toyota Prius, 1.5L

http://www.fuelly.com/sig-us/40601.png

Looks like a good rebuild and nice detail work. I like the black valve cover.

There are a couple of things I would have done differently. Originality aside, I like to paint my engine blocks in lighter colors , such as gray etc.... better to observe for possible leaks and for light reflectivity when working in the engine compartment. I would not put as many of the accessories on until the engine block was in the car. Less weight and less possible damage if something were to slip, like that nylon strap you are using there. Apparently the strap is working for you , but I like to use a chain or my engine balance device.

Overall I like your work though and Hope it runs as good as it looks, if so, You should be able to use that engine for the rest of you life.

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No crossover intake, it's a 617.

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