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Old 03-29-2011, 03:22 PM
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Couple of reasons: I was told before that a trans out of a non-turbo would not survive there; and the trans itself is kind of suspect (weird noises, never had that before with a Mercedes trans). But it shifts ok.

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Originally Posted by charmalu View Post
Why don`t you use the 300CD (W123) trans with the 300SD (W126) engine? The W126 engine is going into the 300CD, right?

The W123 uses a mechanical speedometer, and the W126 uses an electric driven spedometer.

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