Hey man! All went smooth sir. I drove it to Roanoke Saturday morning, and drove it back to Bedford last night. It drove great. There's a rattle everytime I hit a bump with the right front, but probably something I neglected to tighten. I had another OM603 engine to install, but after seeing the keyway in mostly salvageable shape, I thought I'd try to repair it first. With the ones we've done like this, the key (no pun intended) seems to be the updated single conical spacer that Mercedes offers to replace the factory 3 washers behind the bolt. That, and 240 Ft Lbs. (320NM) of torque. The hardest part is using the little prybar like I had to hold the engine still from underneath while my buddy used a 4 ft. torque wrench to pull against me. Very tough to hold onto. Ordering a replacement condenser, expansion valve, and dryer next to try and get the AC working. I think as soon as the AC blows cold, my wife is looking to steal it. I'll drop off the chemicals I've got for you soon. If you're not home, I'll put the boxes by the garage door.

Thanks again for everything. And thanks for keeping track of all the pieces. So far, this is the most intact "taken apart" car I've bought with regards to how well the hardware was kept track of. That's a big help!

Marc

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1987 300SDL #1, 1987 300SDL #2, 1980 240D, 1982 300SD, 1994 S350, 1990 350SDL, 1991 350SD, 1985 300D, 2005 E320CDI

Gone, but not forgotten: 1981 300SD, 1982 300SD, 1987 300SDL, 1983 300TD, 1980 300CD, 1981 300SD #2, 1987 300D, 1987 300TDT, 1980 300D

When I first started looking around for everything, I was concerned that it would be hard to find it all. Fortunately it was in a few specific places in sets so it was easy to consolidate and sort out what went where.
I was wondering how you'd held the engine from turning while using that monstrous torque wrench. Had to be a pain. Let me know what resolves the shift flare. It has to be something simple that I did wrong when replacing the cable.
Here's a couple of links that might be useful:
W124 sunroof repair
W124 trunk bushing part numbers
Cruise repair (and repair service) info

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1987 Mercedes 300D