Mac,
There is a receipt in the pile that I gave you that reflects the tranny
being replaced with a used one from a salvage yard. IIRC it may even have
been from a 300D.....Maybe......Better take a look.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve MacSween" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Towel has been thrown: time for the OM616 -> OM617 swap
I have to agree, it's the most firm and 'positive'-shifting Benz
transmission I've ever owned or even test-driven. I suspect it was rebuilt
by someone who knew their stuff, at some point (given that the car has
over
320k miles I doubt it's original).
Mac
on 7/4/06 12:00 PM, Mike Canfield at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That tranny has always been strong.......If it will bolt up I would try
it.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fmiser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Towel has been thrown: time for the OM616 -> OM617
swap
rumor has it that Steve wrote:
2. Do I have ANY hope of successfully using the original 240d tranny
with the OM617, or am I just going to grenade it? It's absolutely
perfect in every way, right now. Right now no one has any decent used
transmissions around here, and I don't imagine our listmom is drooling
to ship any of his up here to Kanuckistan :-0....
Well, in high-horsepower big trucks (700+ HP and 2500+ lb-ft) the
reliable word is "use the big horsepower only in the high gears"
In otherwords, even thought the transmission is not rated for that much
power, the danger is only when that torque is multiplied by the
transmission gear ratio.
So, I suspect the same is true for us. Thus if you plan on
foot-to-the-floor, 5000 RPM, max torque in 1st gear - you could have a
problem! But if you go easy in 1st and don't wail on it until 3rd, my
_guess_ is the transmission will be fine.
If not, I did suggest a thing!! *grin*
-- Philip, still without a turbo car with a manual transmission
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