didnt yet
thanks come up my way and well go for a spin

 

what wires on the big black box run the glow plugs? i have a box with a plug and a fuse and a big nut for a hot wire. seems to be a missing plug with 5 pins and that runs the glow plugs and the temp sender. do you know whats what?

 

I see you primed it in the driveway !! Please tell me you didn't get that nice of a paint job in your driveway ?? I can never (spray bomb ) anything bigger than a valve cover in the driveway and it look half decent !!

The pup is adorable mine turns 8 months old on the 5th of June !! But I have an ENGLISH MASTIFF .... 100 lbs and 28 inches at the shoulder as of last weekend !!

You know they say ::: " if you can't hang with the BIG DOGS then stay on the porch; and I was wondering myself ; so I bought the biggest DOG on the planet !! "

 

the nut with fuse is hot wire from battery, five prong plug is for glow plugs and check to see i am surprised you didnt get that harness with engine. there is another 4 wire plug too and that is if i remember correctly power and ground from fuse box and also timing relay for flow plug light.i would have to crawl under dash to check for wires

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I see you primed it in the driveway !! Please tell me you didn't get that nice of a paint job in your driveway ?? I can never (spray bomb ) anything bigger than a valve cover in the driveway and it look half decent !!

no it is not primed or painted in driveway i have preety good size garage
we pushed it out to get pics and check it on outside light.with all the wind and dust you would be lucky to get deacent paint job on valve covers

pup we got couple weeks ago and we just love him.he is only 9 weeks old.
ENGLISH MASTIFF that is big dog for sure,i like the looks of them but very massive

 

never mind that vlado im going to use the old starter relay from the jeep and run them myself to a starter button so it will be harder to steal

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.... thanks anyway

 

Vlado
Sorry for all the question but you get us so excited !!
What exhaust do you have ?
How did you connect it to the Mercedes exhaust ?
some pictures please
what will you do different if you had to do it again ?
What mistake to avoid if one want to jump in same project

any chance of a youtube video presentation of your project

Man now I'm looking for a jeep wrangler
which year will you advise
as for Mercedes I have plenty of engine around

Thank you !!!


As for the tachometer you can find some kit that comes with magnetic sensor that you put on the flywheel/pulley
with this kit I think you may even keep the original Tachometer
--> Universal Flywheel Tachometer Interface

Now time to check craigslist for a wrangler

 

as for jeep i would use model 87-91 or older if you like them.reason mfor that is you have mechanical fuel pump and that would make it litle easier later as you wont have to mess with fuel tank.as far as doing it all over again i would most likely do the same thing as i dont have any complaints so far and this engine was available to me but would definitly do turbo engine.for exaust i mounted 4 in stock on pass side under step and used 90 deg elbow,welded cap and put opening to whatever your mercedes pipe is and i used flex pipe to conect the two. as far as mistakes i can tell you do a lot of measuring if you are going to make your own adapter and if you are thinking about tunning that engine you do it before you install it in as everything will be harder to do later. doing a you tube presentation will be unlikely as i am not pc inclined and have hard time posting pics as it is,but who knows maybe some day

thanks for tach link but i wont be able to use that style sensor as i dont have that kind of room or place to screw it in.ill just have to search for that right sensor and i am not in hurry cause the more i drive it i am realizing that i dont realy need it but i have that gage that doesnt work and that is what drives me nuts

 

Hey Vlado , could you PM me ???

How you been ?? I decided this week to go your route as it is about 1/4 the price of the cummins. And I am too impatient to wait 2 years to save that kinda cash !! I think I am gonna make the adapter pieces to sell in a KIT !

With the present economy , I now have 3 to 4 days off per week and twiddling my thumbs got old 2 months ago !!

I am gonna offer the Bell housing the adapter plate and the cover plate ( to cover all gaps between engine and bell ) !! I have alot of transmissions from alot of vehicles bolt pattern ( but I do not have every vehicle nor every year ) Since I am doing a 94 YJ and bolting OM617.9 to Aisin AX-15/NP235 combo, If someone has this combo and wants my KIT , I can offer the pilot bearing and Flywheel ( either NEW or Used ) in the KIT !

Thinking of price point around $ 650 for ( Bellhousing , Adapter plate , and cover plate ) for the vehicles I have patterns for !! And $ 725 (used flywheel) and $775 (new flywheel) for YJ/TJ where I can offer Flywheel and Pilot bushing in addition to other pieces ! I am planning to offer the KIT as a NO SWEAT AND NO SWEARING kit !! I will test fit every KIT before it leaves !!

With some KITS I can offer a provision to upgrade your clutch from Mechanical to Hydraulic (like what is available on the YJ ) ; If you request it when ordering .


If everything goes to plan I should be able to start shipping KITS from first run in approx 8 weeks !!

PM me if interested !!

BTW, as a comparison ONLY ....... 4x4labs has not finished their ax-15 kit after 3 years in development and it costs $1000 and includes the pieces I am offering for the YJ/TJ !!

 

If you want to get more power out of the 617
without costing you an arm and leg
--> http://www.superturbodiesel.com/std/engine-f-4.html Engine
and very helpful forum

 

Got to go pick up my 84 300D in Houston on tuesday .... Has 142000 miles and other than valve cover has been leaking ..... it looks almost NEW !!

Got it home and pulled engine yesterday... Got it on hoist and pulled down and seperated from transmission. Started @ 9 am and finished @ 6:30 pm. It is resting on floor waiting for a good cleaning.

Will post pics asap !!

Huge thanks to Vlado !!!!