On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:44:16 -0600 Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Craig, how many miles have you driven this combo? About 40 - 45 kmi. It's actually something the factory produced, a 123.130-10-nnnnnn. > Do you drive aggressively, or do you drive in a manner that conserves > the clutch? I drive it like I stole it, to quote the good doctor. I do double-clutch on downshifts (something I couldn't do in our '72 220D/8 because of too slow engine response. > I put 100K on my 200D and then looked at the clutch, and there was very > little sign of wear. But I don't burn clutches. Our '72 220D/8 had little wear on the clutch at 180 kmi, too. > I have a 617 transplant that is waiting for time to do it. I plan to > use the 4 spd from the 616 and the flywheel from the 240D. Did you do > the conversion? Yes, I did the conversion after the automatic transmission in our 240D died most severly while I was a graduate student in Austin, Texas. Craig
