did you change the diff too?

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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.

240D = 3:69 Differential, with that low gear you will have fast get up and go. on the top end, the engine will be screaming, you will max out. Find a 3:07 out of a 82 - 84 300D and maybe the SD used them also. the 85 used the 2:88.

Congratulations on your project.

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

I have the diff and I'm in line to get the speedo, but I don't know if I'll be able to get it in before I move. With the 3.69, it's not gonna be worse than the 240, right? And I usually only putt along at about 60 on the highway.

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

you are joking right? My hats off to you if you have this kind of self control, I can't do it. This might change with that turbo motor though.

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Haha, no I'm not joking. I should confess that I sometimes get fed up and just start pushing 80, although that was usually in some of our other cars, as the 240 was limited in other ways besides my foot.

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

Did you use the w126 engine mounts?





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1983 123.133 California
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Err I bought new ones, and just went with the cheapest ones which are the same for the 240 and the 300.

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

Oh let me explain further. I meant to say did you use the w126 (617.951) motor mount arms? As opposed to the w123 (617.952) arms.



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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

Oh, no I had to use the arms from the 240, they are different lengths.

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

OK since you are having no vibration issues, I was randomly thinking the engine was sitting differently. Hence the w126 arms question. But now you stated you are using the 240 arms, it still could be the case.




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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

Alright, got the exhaust in. Ended up having to fork over $150 for a new downpipe, but the rest was free (although it did need a little bit of patching). Fits and sounds great. Fits on the stock 240 trans support, too.

As for vibration, it might be a little worse than the 240, but the difference is insignificant. I don't have any of the shake-your-teeth out vibes that some have gotten.

Now, I have not wired up the tach or the pressure switch thingy. I'm moving to college Saturday morning, which is a 3 hour drive. Do I need either of those hooked up?

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

Well, just my luck, swap finished, ready to roll, the clutch hydraulics give out on my. Completely unrelated, just awfully coincidental. I never even got her on the highway.

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

She lives!

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

Some questions/concerns, though. If I'm driving along in gear and just pop it into neutral, it takes a while for the engine speed to drop down to idle. A good maybe 5 seconds, compared to the maybe 1 second for the 4-cylinder. Maybe the engine speed governor is set specifically for the auto trans?

The engine also is a little hard to start, it feels as if it might be losing the fuel prime, and it's a little smoky on start-up. Once it warms up though, it's fine. I found one of the injectors that I rebuilt to be leaking at the halves, so maybe that's it? I'm driving to school tomorrow (on petro-diesel, too nervous to start VO until I've run it for a while), so hopefully all goes well.

I also have not wired up the overboost pressure switch(?), the thing that is connected to the vacuum, between the intake banjo bolt and ALDA, I think. Nor have I wired up the tach or installed the diff. None of these will be an issue, right?

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

If I'm putting in the 240D auto crossmember, do I use the 240D auto trans mount, or the manual trans mount?

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

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition