Any body know that the turbo one wont work fine on the turbo motor? I had a spare one I picked up a while bac and started the polish job on it, got the hard part almost finished. I dont see any big difference inside as far as cam clearance issues. i cut the entire surface first with 120 on an 8" grinder polisher, because of boredom and obsessive compulsive need to polish nice aluminum shht. B-sides easier to keep clean. The only tedious part of the early vc is the injector notches, everything else goes quick.

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It will fit, i think the only difference(s) are in how the linkage adjustment stuff mounts to the top of the valve cover. Im sure you can make it work.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

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All 617 valve covers on the 123 and the 126 are the same.
Only the 300D W115 has a different cover.

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76 240 D. Bought in 1998 for $25.
85 300D. Got it for free with a bad engine. ( Sold )
60 Unimog 404. What was left of it, was given to me. Now powerd by 617A.
88 560 SEL. Bought without engine and trans. Now powerd by 617A.
67 250 SE. Cuope. For resto or sale.
64 220SE. For resto.

Valve covers on the 616 and 617 in the vans have different valve covers. Oil fill hole is different.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

the 115 300d cover is the same as the 81 earlier w123. The difference is the oil baffle inside the early one is a tube and the right side is flat whereas the turbo cover has a ridge step in it and those little corner nooks that are a hassle for someone sanding and polishing.

The 115 617 valve cover lacks the two 6mm mounting holes on the left side for the accelerator linkage bracket that the 123 and the 126 uses.
The oil baffle design was changed in 1980, but the old and new design cover will still fit any year engine.

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76 240 D. Bought in 1998 for $25.
85 300D. Got it for free with a bad engine. ( Sold )
60 Unimog 404. What was left of it, was given to me. Now powerd by 617A.
88 560 SEL. Bought without engine and trans. Now powerd by 617A.
67 250 SE. Cuope. For resto or sale.
64 220SE. For resto.

Hmm-- the spare came off an 81 i need to find a metric elbow with a barb hose end that will screw in to the straight up vent tube hole.

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The thread on that fitting is M 18 X 1.5.

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76 240 D. Bought in 1998 for $25.
85 300D. Got it for free with a bad engine. ( Sold )
60 Unimog 404. What was left of it, was given to me. Now powerd by 617A.
88 560 SEL. Bought without engine and trans. Now powerd by 617A.
67 250 SE. Cuope. For resto or sale.
64 220SE. For resto.

Thanks Mog. Do you think a good old school forign car parts store would have generic types of this?

Good I got the 81--im going to use the four bosses to mount a bracket holding a cadillac door lock selinoid to shut the motor manual override since the vaccum pump is delited.

Don't you still need the 4 top bosses to mount the plate for the accelerator linkage?

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76 240 D. Bought in 1998 for $25.
85 300D. Got it for free with a bad engine. ( Sold )
60 Unimog 404. What was left of it, was given to me. Now powerd by 617A.
88 560 SEL. Bought without engine and trans. Now powerd by 617A.
67 250 SE. Cuope. For resto or sale.
64 220SE. For resto.

It may be hart to find that exact type of fitting.
What is wrong with original rubber elbow?

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76 240 D. Bought in 1998 for $25.
85 300D. Got it for free with a bad engine. ( Sold )
60 Unimog 404. What was left of it, was given to me. Now powerd by 617A.
88 560 SEL. Bought without engine and trans. Now powerd by 617A.
67 250 SE. Cuope. For resto or sale.
64 220SE. For resto.

No all that stuff is gone-its not going in a w123, no more cruise control-or auto tranz kickdown stuff so the top of the valve cover mechanism-s are removed. I want a proactive stop to seepage. Im going to use the oil catchcan like i already got--cut out of an aircleaner - but leakproof like this aftermarket one.

Oil Catch Can