Getting Ready for Swap
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Getting Ready for Swap
Picked up a Mercedes OM617 Diesel to swap into my 66. I have to rebuild the trans, and get oil and trans coolers for it.
My son is a Mercedes tech, so he kind of talked me into it.
Hopefully picking up the Crown Vic frond suspension on Friday so I can get started.
My son is a Mercedes tech, so he kind of talked me into it.
Hopefully picking up the Crown Vic frond suspension on Friday so I can get started.
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Thanks Jeff.
That's the same motor I have, and the 722.3 auto trans.
Did you use a Mercedes drive shaft, or an adapter to bolt to the yoke on the back of the trans?
Also, what about your shifter and throttle linkages?
I have a bunch of items I still haven't figured out yet, oil and trans coolers, return fuel lines, egr removal, vacuum lines,...
Your help will be appreciated.
Bill
That's the same motor I have, and the 722.3 auto trans.
Did you use a Mercedes drive shaft, or an adapter to bolt to the yoke on the back of the trans?
Also, what about your shifter and throttle linkages?
I have a bunch of items I still haven't figured out yet, oil and trans coolers, return fuel lines, egr removal, vacuum lines,...
Your help will be appreciated.
Bill
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I'm hoping to be able to pick up the Crown Vic front end this week so I can start tearing down. Scrap yards around here want to sell suspension by separate parts, and they have a core charge for some of the pieces. Found a guy who sells them, but it's a 3 hour drive each way. Good price, so I'll be taking a road trip.
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Pulled front suspension from pick and pull yard last week. Sure would have been easier if I had an impact and a torch handy though. Found one about an hour away, and even though I thought I brought every tool I thought I needed, that never works out.
Pulled the 240 yesterday, and have the new cross member temporarily sitting in the frame. Will clean everything and start boxing the frame this week I hope.
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I'm hoping to be able to pick up the Crown Vic front end this week so I can start tearing down. Scrap yards around here want to sell suspension by separate parts, and they have a core charge for some of the pieces. Found a guy who sells them, but it's a 3 hour drive each way. Good price, so I'll be taking a road trip.
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