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Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-27-2013, 08:21 PM

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300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

Yeah, it only took 42 posts and 50 days to find...

Yeah, it only took 42 posts and 50 days to find out. he will be walking around with that silly grin for weeks on end.... :D

Charlie

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-27-2013, 02:25 PM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

Thank you for the bushing info. I don`t think...

Thank you for the bushing info. I don`t think this has been posted before.

As far as the trans oil, the heavier oil slows down the gears and makes it stiff between shifts. I originally used...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

03-27-2013, 11:44 AM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

Yes welcome to the club. I see you already joined...

Yes welcome to the club. I see you already joined the

"W123 300D/CD/TD Turbo Diesel Manual Transmission Club"....

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-17-2013, 01:49 AM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

Trans is out of a 80 240D, then it is the older...

Trans is out of a 80 240D, then it is the older one with the seperate bell Housing and iron box. All three levers should point up and are forged steel with a bolt squeezing the lever to the shaft.
...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-15-2013, 11:06 AM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

Great assembly of parts, but you will want to use...

Great assembly of parts, but you will want to use the trans X mount from a 240d automatic. not the one the 240 uses with the manual trans.

Here is some good info.

...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-11-2013, 09:27 AM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

I see you are still smiling, It`s a good feeling...

I see you are still smiling, It`s a good feeling when you are getting to your goal.

Post a picture when you are bleeding the Clutch. :rolleyes:

Charlie

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-07-2013, 12:04 AM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

That is good you held your ground, a deal is a...

That is good you held your ground, a deal is a deal.

It surprised me when the front end came up so high. I had just finished the swap, and made a trip from Santa Cruz, Ca to Portland, Or. 740...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-06-2013, 08:54 PM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

Here is some good thread links. ...

Here is some good thread links.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/2442891-post6.html

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/2308136-post2.html
...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-06-2013, 09:59 AM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

The 85 crank hole is Smaller than the previous...

The 85 crank hole is Smaller than the previous years, this is the problem with using the standard Pilot bearing. there really isn`t a standard size Bearing for the 85 Crank.

Charlie

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-06-2013, 09:32 AM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

You made a Gentlemans agreement by shaking hands,...

You made a Gentlemans agreement by shaking hands, and that sealed the deal on a dollar amount. A mans word is a mans word.

Who cares if it causes a Divorce, that`s his problem. :D

400,000K...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-05-2013, 01:48 AM

Replies: 56

300d 4-speed swap: are you happy with it?

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Posted By charmalu

When I did my swap in the 85, I didn`t have a...

When I did my swap in the 85, I didn`t have a donor car, I just sorced my parts from PNP. had everything I needed since I had poured oved a ton of 4-spd swap threads.

You won`t use the automatic...

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