The O-ring is for the thermostat and cover fitting, and the gasket is
for the whole housing, where it meets the head.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
On 3/18/11 1:14 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Gasket for thermostat
> Posted by: "Lawrence Rhodes"primobassoon@sbcglobal.net looksee007
> Date: Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:45 pm ((PDT))
>
> I ordered the Autohaus AZ thermostat and glow plugs with a gasket for the
> thermostat. The gasket looks nothing like the thermostat housing. Are the two
> rubber parts gaskets all I need or do I need the paper gasket? Lawrence
> Rhodes.....
>
Re: [diesel_mercedes] Gasket for thermostat
Re: [diesel_mercedes]Whoops- different trannys
If it's an '85 SD, then it has a different tranny then the "83, not
interchangeable.
I was there last May....
Rob
'85 300D
Garden grove, CA
On 3/18/11 1:14 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> 7a. Whoops- different trannys
> Posted by: "MichaelA"mappley66@yahoo.com mappley66
> Date: Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:55 pm ((PDT))
>
> My mom blew her trann on her SD, not sure of the year, so I dropped it and then just got done dropping my dads tranny from his parts car which is an 83 SD, and noticed the driveshafts are different. The one from my moms car has spindles, and the one from my dads has a smooth nub.
> This is my first try at transmissions- are we just out of luck?
> Should I swap flywheels? Should I swap torque converters?
> Little help, please.
> Mike