Mercedes OM606 TD Swap

[Warren99]

As a disclaimer I won’t actually be building and swapping the engine for a few years, I’ll be daily driving the car in the meantime however. I just wasnt gonna start the thread until I actually started building the engine, but after driving 9 hours home with no issues, the next day it started dying when hot and not starting until it was cooled down. I’ve already changed a few things but It has me puzzled. 
 

Does anyone happen to have any knowledge on these? If so I’ll give way more details as to what’s happening and what all I’ve done so far. 

[Pete M]

you might want to joint a FB group dedicated to that specific car.   

[Warren99]

Actually I think I know the issue now lol. But yea I was getting annoyed and thought maybe someone on here could happen to know.

 

But when I have the time and money, I'll be swapping a mechanical injection pump on, and building it for 300 hp. Then unless someone knows of a good manual trans and transfercase I could fit into my MJ, which will bolt up to an OM606 or has an existing adapter plate kit, then I'll get an adapter kit for my AX15 and see how well it holds up to it lol

[WVpioneer_88]

Check out doomsday diesel. 

[Warren99]

Fast forward to now, here’s where I’m at

 

But of course what would an engine swap be without running into a problem. I didn’t realize it but the adapter plate/flywheel and clutch kit I bought was actually made for an external slave cylinder ax15.

I did some measurements, and the distance from the block of the 4.0 to the clutch fingers is about 7/8 of an inch from the distance from the new adapter plate and the new clutch fingers. So I think if I just make like a little spacer to sit behind the internal slave cylinder, it’ll all line up right. The measurements for the pilot bearing and spline engagement already check out so those should be fine. 
 

BUT, if anyone happens to have an external slave ax15 laying around, or just the bell housing and parts for it, let me know please. Because if this doesn’t work then I’ll have to just adapt over to an external slave setup which I’ve seen the parts going for $600-$700