Thank you Frank for the instruction... may I ask, however: have you ever done a 280E (W123) sedan automatic transmission swap into a 280GE (W460) g wagon and if so, was it a bolt in, or will it have surprises?

My M110-994 engine in my 280GE failed last week in town - probably a broken rod. Luckily, on TradeMe, our national auction site, I found a same year M110-984 280E (JDM) sedan for $1,000 (US$560) with documented 64,500 km since new when we need it on the farm (it's summer down here). So rather than try to repair my 994 that could take months and cost upward of $8,000 (total rebuild given its age and mileage), I will do a M110 swap. And, when I looked at the 64,500 km transmission sitting on the floor, I thought it might make more sense than bolting the 984 to my transmission that probably has 405,000 miles (not km) on it - provided it is a bolt-in job.

I would love to take your advice, but the gwagon transmission is still in the car. To get to it takes 2 hours each way, including a 40 minute ferry ride, making it logistically complicated. So, given these challenges, I am doing homework, but not with visual aids as you suggest because I can't. Instead I am asking on forums to find someone who has already been there. That's what forums are for, but this is my first foray into the Pelican Parts forum.

When I am done, I will post my findings as a pay-forward.