Re: [MBZ] 240D to 300D [was: Re: OT Powerstroke?/Who....../BT4 in M37]

2006-06-23 Thread Mike Canfield
Actually I am looking to repower my 68 Dodge M37 military truck with a MB diesel and would prefer a manual tranny. Mike - Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 4:21 PM Subject: Re:

[MBZ] 240D to 300D [was: Re: OT Powerstroke?/Who....../BT4 in M37]

2006-06-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 07:35:20 -0400 Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SoIf I pick up the 240D 4spd and a 300D say around 85(I know where one is.) there is a way to combine the two? Most definitely. The body, afterall, was designed to handle all those combinations. I assume the

Re: [MBZ] 240D to 300D [was: Re: OT Powerstroke?/Who....../BT4 in M37]

2006-06-22 Thread LarryT
Hi Craig, All your suggestions sound great - but instead of modifying the flywheel and drveshaft wouldn't it be preferable to transfer *all* the components from the donor 300D? Sounds like a very workable transformation -- ;-) I'll be looking for an 84 or 85 300D! BTW, would later 300Ds

Re: [MBZ] 240D to 300D [was: Re: OT Powerstroke?/Who....../BT4 in M37]

2006-06-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:14:02 -0400 LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Craig, All your suggestions sound great - but instead of modifying the flywheel and drveshaft wouldn't it be preferable to transfer *all* the components from the donor 300D? I had thought Mike wanted to end up with a