Diesel Conversion...help this poor Rookie!!

[cpip]

I think the Mercedes would be underpowered in a 62. You are limited to using an automatic unless you can find a Mercedes manual flywheel. They are rare and hard to find in the US.
I know people will say the power output of the Mercedes can tweaked up alot, but I still don't see it being powerfull enough in a 62 for US driving conditions.

I just bought an '82 300D wagon and remembered this thread as I'm also looking for a diesel for my 40.

On the issue of the auto tranny. Go to mercedeshop.com. There is a writeup there on the swap of a manual into a auto car. For the purposes of a cruiser swap the 4sp manual trans from a 240D is a bolt up to the 5 cylinder diesel in the 300D. You can use the flywheel from the 240D.

 

[HZJ60 Guy]

That would be a GIANT engine inside that engine compartment... No thanks.....