I have my 85 300D turbo in at the shop for a transplant transmission.

So I picked up a used donor from an 85 300D turbo at a salvage yard; I bought it to the shop and today the owner says there is a different connection on each for the speedo cable.

Mine is a cable connection & the donor has a sensor connection.

He said he could try to retrofit it, but not worth the risk.

So tomorrow AM I drive wayyyy back down to Miami to get an exchange that has the same connections for speedo.

I am bringing both in the trunk of my CD; so they are sure it matches up 100%.

Has anyone ever heard of 2 types of connections & why they are different?

THanks;



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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

Someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I think the one with the electric speedometer connection is from an SD or some other 126.

There may be some old threads about swapping the tail section of the tranny from one style to the other.

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

I am just browsing R. Leo's old thread about swapping out the Automatic for a 249 4 spd & if they have all the stuff there at the salvage yard I will be on the phone to my Tranny shop to see if he's game.


Of course I'll print out the thread for him if he is...



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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."