I am currently removing a engine from a 84 TD. I am thinking of Buying the transmission since it looks almost new, But it has an electrical speedo. Is it possible to put an electric speedo into a cable speedo car.the engine is going into a 300d 1981. Blocking off the Sls for the time being although the sls may be nice for towing in a sedan.
Otherwise is this tranny useful to anyone else. Maby I'll trade for a cable drive one. Otherwise I will probably leave it. Maby I will just get it and sell it later.

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Chris
84 280sl
82 300d euro

Could this be a tranny that was originally in a 300SD? I never knew any W123's ever had electric speedo from factory.......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I believe the 1981 300TD was the only 123 with an electronic speedo from the factory.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

I guess it is a 81. I couldnt quite remember. For some reason 84 just stuck in my head. Well I suppose my answer is no,so I guess I'll leave it to the next guy. How hard is it to changeover? Will the sd speedo fit into a 123 guage cluster?

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Chris
84 280sl
82 300d euro

So it was only the wagon that got the electronic speedo in 81? {in the W123's}

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

That's the way I understood it to be.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

I believe you can replace the tail section with your donor transmission with your current one so you can have the cable operated cable.

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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

So the tail pieces will interchange. Correct. I guess I can replace the seals on the old tail piece. This Engine and tranny look new. I pulled the oil pan on the engine and the inside was very clean no oil buildup whatsoever. Judging by the condition of the seals on the tranny it probably new in the not so distant past. not so bad for $300

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Chris
84 280sl
82 300d euro

Is this actually possible and How much time and $ am I looking at for the switch?

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Chris
84 280sl
82 300d euro