Re: Swapping in a Mercedes turbodiesel
kevin orme <[email protected]>
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there was a PDX guy selling a couple '79 G-wagens this past summer in excellent shape, but wanted about 19K for them too, doh! they were the small kind, not much bigger than a Wrangler... kevin Seattle On Tue, 2006-11-21 at 19:43 -0800, Kelley wrote: > Diesels were an option in a lot of the older G wagens. You might be able > to find > some of the bits and pieces off the shelf. Check with the Mercedes club. > www.mbca.org. Somebody there will know. > > > > Jeff Brandt wrote: > > If you have fabricating skills and a couple weeks you shouldn't have > > any problems. Just make sure that the engine you want to transplant > > comes with all the throttle linkage and stuff. If you had to buy the > > linkage peices new they would set you back a couple hundred, there > > really isn't alot more. You will also need to hook up the brake > > booster that connects to the engines vacummn pump and hook all the EGR > > and turbo stuff up, and depending the on the transmission (auto only) > > the shift modulator from the injection pump. Make sure you draw a > > vacumn diagram before removing the engine from the donor car. > > > > You will of course have to figure out how to adapt the motor mounts to > > the chassis. > > > > > > -- > > Jeff Brandt > > Sun Break Biofuels, LLC > > mailto:[email protected] > > 503-317-4564 > > > > On 11/21/06, Rich VanBuskirk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have a question for the group. How difficult is it to transform a > >> gas-powered Mercedes to turbodiesel? I'm investigating an engine > >> swap for an older 4wd gelandewagen. Are we talking big bucks here or > >> is it relatively straightforward? I like the idea of an older > >> biodiesel suv but may be dreaming with this approach. Any tips or > >> comments on shops to contact will be appreciated. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> Rich > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pdx-biodiesel mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.gobiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/pdx-biodiesel > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > pdx-biodiesel mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.gobiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/pdx-biodiesel > > > > _______________________________________________ > pdx-biodiesel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gobiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/pdx-biodiesel >