[Vwdiesel] MB diesel specs??

[raymond greeley]

hello james and all

this thread interests me as i have begun to search down a cummins pickup for use as

a work/truck camper viehicle. my question for you, since you mentioned the cummins.

I had one of these trucks, sold it because the gf couldn't drive it, i loved the mileage and 

power. I think i should have a 4wd and wondered if this type of 4wd was made with a

highway gear. I don't seam to find the info on some of the cummins web sites, any

thoughts
 
> Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:25:13 -0600
> From: jhsg at sasktel.net
> To: soul2ipsist at juno.com; vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] MB diesel specs??
> 
> 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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