Don, Yep, that was the introduction of the 3 liter, 5 cylinder engine in the 115 square line body. I'm sure you noticed that a 300D is exactly 25% larger than a 240D engine? Mercedes took a 240D engine, grafted another cylinder onto the back, re-clocked the crank and the 300D was born.
I even had an argument with a friend about the engine. He stated that it could not be a 5 cylinder engine because "you can't balance an engine with a odd number of cylinders" I responded with "and how many cylinders does your lawnmower have" and "is that an even or odd number????". Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 8:01 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality I remember (barely) a Road and Track article on the115 - I think it was in 1975 when the 300D 617 came out, where they described the car as "the most over-engineered 1955 Chevy" ever. > And I remember when the square line (114/115 body) came out. Everyone was > outraged at the shorter grill & the inferior quality of the interior! It > just wasn't a Mercedes anymore! Now we collect these & rave about the > quality & Mercedes craftsmanship, don't we? > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." Will Rogers '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
