Should be do-able, probably the usual engine swap stuff - engine mounts or tranny mount might need to be moved or re-done. I'd think the worst be to have to lengthen the drive shaft due to balancing. Fuel and electric lines/wires are usually not too much of an issue, same for the exhaust. Go for it, and tell us about it!
On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 6:26 PM clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Would anybody have insight into just how big a PITA it would be to use the > engine from an 91 300D in an 82 W126? > > Trying to find a replacement OM617 around here is hen’s teeth. They are > either overly high miles, run WVO, a combination of both, or the car it > lives in is in too good condition to part out and priced BAT levels. > > > clay monroe > redgh...@comcast.net > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
