OK fair enough but if you are going to work on the engine my advice remains the same. Leave a space so you can fit the flywheel if possible.

__________________
1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I'm not planning on doing any work on this engine I just want to store it until I sell it or part it out if I can't sell it complete.

Well just leave it on the floor then - stand it on some soft wood and cover it in plastic. Job done.

I don't know how great your engine stand is - but most of the cheaper ones aren't really something I'd want to leave a dead weight fixed to for too long!

__________________
1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

It's a 2 ton harbor freight stand. Maybe overkill for a OM616 but I'm okay with that since I don't want it falling plus I may need a hefty stand for a future project.

Future project - sounds good. Someone wanting a unimog?

__________________
1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Here is some good pictures of Deliveryvalve engine on a stand.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/3342479-post23.html


Charlie

__________________
there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Here is the stand in question. With the coupon it was still $100 but I feel confidant its not going to fall on anyone.







Always check your flex disks

So I wasn't planning on pulling the red car apart until after the holidays but reverse went out over the weekend. Guess it's time to start ordering my new clutch parts :/

You don't need reverse. That's what kids are for -- pushing.

My grandfather used to have an old Toyota Corona with a blown reverse that he got on the cheap from a neighbor, and it took him years before he fixed the thing. He has a story about picking up three ministers at the airport who were visiting from Finland and having them push the car out of a parking spot at the airport.

Mind if I ask how much it cost to have the FW resurfaced?

__________________
"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I haven't had it don't yet. I need to have it balanced to match the flex plate on the red car. Ill let you know once I get it done.

Finally started pulling apart the red car today. It's so much easier working on a car that has never been driven in winter. Got the driveshaft out and started removing the exhaust so hopefully I will be pulling the automatic out one night this week.

I'm slowly working on getting the auto transmission out but I want confirmation before I start removing anything... Are these two bolts pictured here some of the bolts that connect the Torque converter? For some reason I assumed they would be evenly spaced.

There are 3 sets of two bolts, thats one of the sets. 6 total connected the torque converter, undo those and rotate the motor for the next two groups. They are pretty short, like an inch long

They are unevenly spaced because that flex plate the torque converter is bolted to is triangular

__________________
This post brought to you by Carl's Jr.

Aha! That makes sense.

Think i can get it out with just a floor jack or is a transmission jack a must?

A tranny jack would be really helpful, or you could build a cage out of wood that sits on the end of a regular floor jack. The auto is pretty heavy and can be awkward, plus spills a lot of fluid in the struggle to remove it, so its a pain using you knees to balance it on the end of a regular floor jack.

Harbor freight sells a cheap scissor style tranny jack which is just great though.

__________________
This post brought to you by Carl's Jr.