The remanufactured by MB 617 engine I bought for my first '76 300D didn't look that good out of the crate!
My 117 engine is now sitting in the SLC, bolted up, drive shaft in place, exhaust buttoned up, etc. THe car is now off the stands - waiting for everything under the hood to be attached --- I haven't updated the page yet (no new photos yet), but your engine does look better than mine! http://pages.sbcglobal.net/danorris/450slc.htm On 3/26/06, John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '90 300D 243K, Rattled '87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car '81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car '78 450SLC 67K, brown car '97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go
