booger
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anybody do a OM 617 ( 5 cylinder Mercedes ) diesel swap into a 404? Just wondering how much of a PIA it is
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Diesel Swap
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December 29th, 2014.
Probably easier to get a 408 or 412 with a diesel already in it, as all your going to do is drop the value of the Unimog by introducing non-standard parts requirements. The diesel S404's had a really lousy MB Diesel in them, the 408-412 series had better engines. The gas Unimogs aren't too bad if you don't feed them ethanol in the gas, but mine's dead right now with a failed carb and electric fuel pump due to the darned ethanol eating everything up.
Probably easier to get a 408 or 412 with a diesel already in it, as all your going to do is drop the value of the Unimog by introducing non-standard parts requirements. The diesel S404's had a really lousy MB Diesel in them, the 408-412 series had better engines. The gas Unimogs aren't too bad if you don't feed them ethanol in the gas, but mine's dead right now with a failed carb and electric fuel pump due to the darned ethanol eating everything up.
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