I just found an old ad for a 1976
Mercedes Benz 240.
According to Wikipedia, it has an
OM616 2.4L inline 4-cylinder diesel engine.
This engine is rated at 65 horsepower.
Could this replace my S10's 2.2l gas engine?
By purchasing an entire car, I would have the radiator, starter, transmission and everything else needed to make it run.
The transmission is an automatic however.
(you could get manual in Europe!)
Since those were rear-wheel drive (like my truck!) the engine is longitudinally mounted and would connect through the transmission to a driveshaft to the rear wheels.
This sounds like a swap would be possible. An inline 4 diesel should fit fine in the same space as my inline 4 gasoline engine. It's pointed the right way. I just don't know about getting an automatic transmission in there?!?!?!
If I bought that car, I could use the engine/transmission, and then part out the shell, hopefully recovering some of my money.
I actually came out ahead on the Electro-Metro by selling parts - of course the engine was the most valuable thing on it.
What do you think?
Mercedes 4 cylinder diesel in a Chevy S10 truck?
Call it the Mer-Chevy Ben's!