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Auto Salvage Yard Alert!
My local upull and pay has a '98 E300 sitting in its premium section. I haven't gone to check it out but an engine is $500 flat out for it.
I hope it was rear ended or something and the engine is perfect. I may have to pull it and put it in my '87 . An om606 would fit. Just need to swap over the IP and fab up an exhaust.. riiighhttttt |
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I guess no one here wants it. I guess I will have to venture on over during my hour lunch tomorrow and see if there is an engine there.
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I'm not interested ...... BUT...
If you grab it and do that swap, do take a LOT of pictures and start a swap thread!!!!
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It's there. I need a pick up truck and an engine hoist. Stat!
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It's there. I need a pick up, cherry picker. And someone to help. I have no way of testing it until I get home. The car had no body damage which worries me. I should have looked under it to see if it crunched anything. Hopefully it only had transmission issues.
You guys think I should pull it? Last edited by TheDon; 11-09-2012 at 07:26 PM. |
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Grab it while you can!
It should be a reasonably easy swap into the 87 W124 car, after all they did make some with the N/A 606...
All original W124 mounts/trans etc will line up and fit OK. Your main issues are with the I.P. (the W210 E300 Turbodiesel has Electronic IP)--easily changed over to the eariler OM.603 pump. The other issue will be the turbo that has a Vac operated / electronically controlled wastegate.... --Not sure if a 603 turbo will fit the (Awfull) 606 Turbo manifold. It will be a fairly simple job to plumb up all the usual stuff....
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http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0TDnoplate.jpg Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K, -Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog. W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow, -Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year.... |
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That's if the engine is ok.
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Isnt there any way that you can get it running just to confirm its at least a runner?
How about any warranty offered by the yard...?
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http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0TDnoplate.jpg Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K, -Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog. W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow, -Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year.... |
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30 day warranty. So I'd have to get it home. Put oil in it and some how get it started. Currently trying to get a truck and engine hoist so I can bring it home and get it of the truck since it does weigh like 600lbs
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Yup--Its a Big heavy chunk of engine...
Ive got one in a lady-friends garage, intention was to put it into the W123 Wagon one day. Being made redundant put paid to that.....! So--You have 30 days to get it home and find/fit a 603 pump and run it up..... (Alternatively and NOT recommended you can carefully hand-throttle the electronic rack in the original IP if you remove its side-cover.....)
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http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0TDnoplate.jpg Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K, -Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog. W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow, -Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year.... |
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Crap I can't start it with the electronic ip. well I'll worry about it when I gets writhing sorted
I don't really need to spend 600$ |
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Well--As I said, You Could start it but you would have to hand-throttle the rack....
It would be pretty difficult to get a smooth even speed as the fuel-delivery from the IP is 'rising-rate' with speed for rack setting, hence the need for a governor... --Should be good enough just to see oil-pressure and listen for horrid noises though....
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http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...0TDnoplate.jpg Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K, -Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog. W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow, -Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year.... |
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now if it was a 606 for $500, I'd be on the road already.
Oh I misread that. It is a 606 for $500. Drool. PUT IT IN THE 87 and do THIS ALL DAY LONG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXuwLfHKorw
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Just do it, Joe.
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Engine hoist found for Sunday, I might have my room mates truck if not guy with the hoist has a truck I can use. I have the removal procedures. And all I need now is just hope and pray no one pulls it before me because I'm to have to go grab it Sunday
Bolts for engine stand: length and thread please! I have a 1000lb stand from harbor freight that might do the job. Also, how do I put the transmission in neutral if I do not have a key for the car? Last edited by TheDon; 11-09-2012 at 08:27 PM. |
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