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Originally Posted by Junkman
The 24V Cummins that everyone brags about has a temperamental injection pump that eats $1,000 bills and 4 hrs install time when it goes out. It also comes surrounded by a for looks only Dodge truck that falls apart around the engine.
The Mercedes with more miles and years is much more enjoyable. Unfortunately, the Mercedes isn't a truck with straight shift & 4x4.
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I loved the simplicity of the OM616 in my 240D and have a great respect for the engineering that went into the OM617, in my wagon. I used to own an older MB camper (1973 based on the big MB delivery vans) and it only had a 616 in it, 4 speed. The thing crawled up to semi-highway speed (maxed out around 50mph and severely challenged going up hills), but that little MB engine carried heavy loads in those commercial vans for years and years.
I owned an older Dodge with the 12 valve cummins in it, and was very impressed by what I saw while I owned it (ex. direct timing gear with no chains of belts). But the old guy I bought it from (it only had 60,000 miles) had to spend around $6000 on an IP replacement, so that engine had its flaws. As someone said, the Dodge truck built around the Cummins was nothing to write home about.
Both great engines in their own right, american vs german iron.