[Vwdiesel] MB diesel specs??

[James Hansen]

The MB would be fine for tootling around, but forget trailer action unless
you have a very light trailer.
If you can't bring yourself to install a Cummins, look around industrial
yards for a Ford Industrial diesel motor. The bellhousing is an exact match
for most of them.  I've seen a 70's 250 with a 4 cylinder Ford industrial in
it out of a wheel loader.  It was sweet.  Another common mod is to use a 354
perkins, and scrounge a transmission bellhousing from a New Holland bale
hiker that will bolt to your Ford gearbox and the Perkins.  The 354 is a
good motor, cheap to run, very strong, but if emissions are your thing, it's
an owie eyes sort of exhaust, I doubt it would pass.  My Dad has his 1975
Ford Camper special super cab with the 460 in it yet.  It's a beast.
Forget about the IH motors that were sold as Powerjokes in the Ford trucks.
That would be two steps forward, three steps back. Better to just sell the
truck and buy a chevy 6.5 with a cracked block.
However you go, gearing is your next deal.  Your truck has a 9" ford rear
diff, so gear selection is very much simplified.
-james

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]
> On Behalf Of soul2ipsist at juno.com
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 3:14 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] MB diesel specs??
> 
> Is anyone fluent in the world of MB diesels?  I'm pondering swapping
> out my 360 big block with a '80 3.0 NA I have sitting around.  It's
> going into a '74 F250, occasional trailering.  I haven't found any info
> to swing my decision one way or another.
> Sorry to jump right in off topic.  I usually amass 200-300 posts before
> I gorge myself on the info passed around here and don't really sit at a
> computer much.
> 
> Thanks,
> John
> 
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