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Christ · 10-04-2009, 01:38 AM

And now, to switch it up.

I just traded the OM636 Reefer engine to a guy who was interested in building a HPU for his northern NY home.

He contacted me through CL, and asked about trading or buying my engine. I told him that I'd prefer to trade, since, as nice as cash would have been, it would have left me without a diesel engine, which wasn't a good idea for me.

He agreed, and began searching for a good trade. First hit - 240D engine/4 speed tranny, good, running condition, pulled from an old lady car. I bit. Sure, lets do the trade.

He's in Northern NY. He drives to Atlantic City, NJ, where he spends the money to stay in a Motel the night... then to the guy's house, in Wildwood, NJ, to pay $150 for the parts, sight unseen. From there, he proceeds to my house, another 5-6 hours' drive time, to drop them off and pick up my engine, again, sight unseen.

Amazingly - the whole deal went over great. We're both satisfied. He has a HPU motor, I have a 240D setup to drop into.... wait... what do I put this thing into?

Pics soon!

10-04-2009, 01:38 AM	#18 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	And now, to switch it up. I just traded the OM636 Reefer engine to a guy who was interested in building a HPU for his northern NY home. He contacted me through CL, and asked about trading or buying my engine. I told him that I'd prefer to trade, since, as nice as cash would have been, it would have left me without a diesel engine, which wasn't a good idea for me. He agreed, and began searching for a good trade. First hit - 240D engine/4 speed tranny, good, running condition, pulled from an old lady car. I bit. Sure, lets do the trade. He's in Northern NY. He drives to Atlantic City, NJ, where he spends the money to stay in a Motel the night... then to the guy's house, in Wildwood, NJ, to pay $150 for the parts, sight unseen. From there, he proceeds to my house, another 5-6 hours' drive time, to drop them off and pick up my engine, again, sight unseen. Amazingly - the whole deal went over great. We're both satisfied. He has a HPU motor, I have a 240D setup to drop into.... wait... what do I put this thing into? Pics soon! __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"