About a year and a half ago I bought an 82 Euro 300TD with the
intention of converting it to a 240TD and using it for our road
car, something we could sleep in comfortably should the need arise.
Tried sleeping in my sedan ONCE, I'm too old for that crap :-) The
engine has low compression and only started when oil was injected
into the cylinders .it ran and sounded fine once started. Nothing
traumatic happened so it would be a good candidate for a rebuild. I
pulled the engine and tranny, cleaned the engine compartment and was
going to install a 616 with a manual as I have also installed the
pedal assembly. I have a new convertible top hydraulic pump with
hoses to use for the SLS. Of course a 617 (non turbo) could be used
as the old pump is in fine working order (as is the entire SLS) The
car has a couple of spots of rust on the bottom of the doors and a
couple small dings but looks very nice. I spent close to $500 having
the seats fixed up and the upholstery put back in original looking
condition, which are cloth with MB tex outer panels (black) The
interior is very nice, no cracks in the dash and manual heater. I
pulled it outa the barn and took some pics of it yesterday and plan
to post them on one of those photo hosting sites. I'm into it $1300
and need the covered storage space. I plan to list it on Craigs
list if no one around here is interested.
The reason I quit the project was I found a low mileage
Dodge/Cummins PU which has become our road vehicle,
Send me an email if interested as I sometimes get behind reading the
list this time of year.
Regards
Steve
85 Euro 240D, 5 spd manual, 110K
79 240D, 5 spd manual, 20K on eng rebuild
94 Dodge/Cummins PU, 100K
82 TD project wagon
64 VW Bug
65 D15, AC tractor
