Darn 3-wheel engine stands

Bill:

The 240 / 300 was a decent engine. They usually did not make the 300k number either - usually due to a failed oil cooler or cooler line.

I swapped several nice 240's to V8 gas engines at one time. we covered the cost of our toy shop on the profits. People would have a dead MB towed to the dealer, and once they found out what it was going to cost they abandoned the car. Of course the dealer had already pulled the engine & removed the pan & head.

Most got 289 / 302 fords, but toward the end we would swap anything with a front sump. There is one 383 somewhere in CA - my buddy rolled up with a boat of a Newport one day and said "anything with the distributor in the front right?" It does fit. Barely. Donor cars came in running & got scrapped. MB came in dead & left with a gas engine...

Still no smog check in CA for diesels right?

B.