Re: [MBZ] Check this out (MBZ-powered motorhome)

[Dan Weeks]

The 240 engine is not the only 4-cyl MBZ made. There was a 4 cyl, 
5-liter (!) NA diesel truck engine used in Mercedes 
airport-shuttle-type busses. A friend of mine has a 309 converted to 
a motorhome (it was mentioned on this list for sale, I passed the 
info on to him, and about a year ago he bought it) and my brother, a 
diesel mechanic, has driven one also. Both report lots of torque and 
very satisfactory around-town performance. My friend got high teens 
for mileage with his--even as high as 20 mpg on some tanks. They're 
really lugging engines, though, meant for slow-speed delivery or 
hauling, not highway cruising. I'd rather have that mill in a motor 
home any day than a LeSharo 2.2D, which was a small, light-duty 
diesel that would actually stall out in first gear on steep mountain 
grades.

Dan
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Dan Weeks
82 VW Westfalia 1.6 "JX" TD conversion, "DK" trans, 188k
82 Mercedes 300SD, 285k