I have the 616 FW in our 85 300D. no I don`t have any problems with killing the engine with this FW. good luck finding a 617 FW in the JY, you just have keep checking each week as they change the inventory.

You don`t have to rebalance the FW, just have it matched to the auto FW. as Tom said, mark the fw and crank before you remove it. then mark the manual FW so it can be replaced in the same location. I don`t have problems shifting with this lighter FW, but then I have been driving a stick for the past 50yrs.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works