Thread: 603 into a (former) 617 powered SD? Will it work?
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Old 05-15-2008, 09:27 PM
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True.....what exactly is all that different? I can think of:

-Throttle linkages
-Idle computer
-Oil Cooler setup
-Radiator?
-Motor Mounts
-Glow Plug relay
-other stuff...

Hmm...thats a lot. Perhaps we'll stick with a 617. Anyone have a lead on a good used one? The one in the car has 313k and while it runs, it has a dead piston and needs a rebuild.
A guy down the road from me has an aborted 85 turbo 617 on a manual trans into a 240D. A project never completed but it is running. He wants 750 for the engine and 4 speed trans. You can find it on craigslist Milwaukee under parts. i looked at it but it was more work then i was interested in.
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