found this on omaha craigslist.#1094892627.it's actually about 40 miles from me and i even pulled into the business next door last night.if i would have known it had a benz engine i would have checked it out.

Thats a very blue engine! I wonder if the truck was too heavy for the auto tranny (i am assuming its a benz unit).

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1979 240D with a 617 turbo diesel.

http://omaha.craigslist.org/ctd/1094892627.html

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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

Correctionville???

Sixto
87 300D

I don't think thats a 617.

if i go that way next week i'll stop and see just what it is.thanks for the link jimmy!

Damn, it looks like a smurf exploded in the engine bay.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

I would love to have that... even with no engine ... that is a farm workhorse.
but the idea of just spraying any one color onto things like wires.... EEEEKKKKK...

Spraying?? geez, I thought they dipped it!!

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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 hate to admit it... but my father sprayed our 49 IH 340 tractor like that.. except red of course.... try doing electrical fixes after that...

went by and checked it out today,but forgot my camera,maybe next week.anyway the engine rag said daimler-benz ag and the number started with either a 114. or a 314. weird looking engine if you ask me.it is a 4 cyl.looking at it from the front on the drivers side there is a tall oil bath type air cleaner,on the side near the top there is a probably 3 inch diameter hose that comes out and goes over the top of the valve cover,it then goes into a cast housing which turns 180 degrees and goes into the top of the valve cover.the inj pimp is on the pass side down low.it also has a pump of some sorts mounted about half way back on the engine on the drivers side.it has a belt that goes to an idler pulley on a shaft that runs forward with a pulley on the end which is belt driven off the front of the crank.the trans has a tower type shifter with a shift handle like the old dodges with the dash board shifter.

Thank you for the link.

He completely missed the battery when painting. What kind of half-a$$ BS is that?!?

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My Primary Driver - '85 300CD - 4-speed conversion, 2.47 rear, lowered, euro headlights, rebuilding (not restoring so much)

Wife's - '08 Saab Sportcombi Aero

Riding a '03 Yamaha Warrior

on those old trucks the center hump is bolted in well.this truck does not have one anymore.so i bet it's pretty loud inside.i'll take my camera next time and maybe fire it up .

That's a smurf smuggling vehicle.

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92 300D 2.5L OM602 OBK #59

I'm betting the battery was not in it when he painted it!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.