Steve MacSween wrote:
I have a *discussion* going on here with the shop that is doing the engine
replacement on my 1982 w126 SD.
I got an engine out of car I knew, slightly anyway, and drove once... an '85
w126 SD.
Now that the donor car has been delivered to them, the shop is saying they
can't stand by the original, quoted labour as they are going to have to
change over my manifold, engine mount brackets, and possibly even the pump
as the '85 has a 'later-generation' OM617 that 'has electronics'.
HUH. First I ever heard there was a difference between OM617s, any large
difference anyway, within the w126 series cars.
Someone enlighten me, please and thankee thankee.
The basic engine could be exchanged using parts from the '82 engine.
Offhand I can't think of any problems, but I'm not doing the swap. There
are differences in that the '85 used an engine speed sensor that was on
the flywheel rather than the damper, but the damper sensor remained and
could be hooked up to the tach circuitry on you car. The '85 engine
could use either the '82 or 85 torque converter and transmission, but an
'82 engine can't use the assembly from an '85. Some of the vacuum EGR
control stuff id different, but they can just be disabled.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth Ph.D.
Ass't Prof. (ret.)
Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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