I see tons of 617's in yards around here, nothing special..
Biggest problem is most yards want north of $400 for an unknown engine because they're DEEZEL! I've heard of people stripping them down to longblocks and buying them as gassers for ~$125 as a work around, then buying the IP separate.. not what I'd do but people do it..

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84 190D 5spd - 878K
87 300TD VIN 0007 - 298K
93 FUSO FE-HD 15' - 198K
05 158" Sprinter 2500 - 270K

"Ich mag die Dieselgeräusche"
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