fuck, I thought you were rebuilding it yourself? I bet fucking engine
cost a pretty penny.
John Ervine wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
what did you do, clean the engine, transmisson, and engine compartment
while you had it out? Looks good.
The engine is a rebuild from Metric Motors out in California. The injection
pump and injectors are from Tom Horvath at Yankee Diesel in Connecticut - very
special IP work, should be a very fast (relatively) 240D post break-in - lower
no-load max RPM, higher load RPM, and higher fuel delivery in mid-range and up.
Donna degreased the engine compartment for the most part - the bottom is still
grease-laden, as I found out when bolting up the motor mounts. The transmission
was cleaned as best as possible after removal, and then I touched up the top
half with some fine steel wool to remove the oxidation. As I mention on at
least one page, the photos simply do not do the motor justice. I hated to put
the motor in the car, and would have rather set it in my living room.
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D,
84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D,
76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 72 250C, 69 250
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