Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss

Smokin' Mann Diesel

0 views
Skip to first unread message

Tim Ryan

unread,
Oct 4, 1994, 7:38:46 AM10/4/94
to
Greetings...
I just purchased a 1975 Mercedes Benz 240D with the Mann 2404 diesel
engine. I realize that all diesels smoke to some extent but this one
seems to smoke a lot. If I step on the throttle, I can "gas" the cars
behind me :-) works great for tailgaters. Anyway, the engine has about
175,000 miles on it; I'm told they are good for about 300,000 miles.

Any advice? Things to check?

Tim Ryan

--
Tr...@uh.edu

Geoff Miller

unread,
Oct 4, 1994, 6:26:29 PM10/4/94
to

In article <tryan-041...@mac-6353.uc-building.uh.edu> tr...@uh.edu
(Tim Ryan) writes:

>Greetings...
>I just purchased a 1975 Mercedes Benz 240D with the Mann 2404 diesel


A "Mann" diesel? You mean "MAN," as in "Munchen-Augsburg-Nurnburg,"
the company that makes trucks and marine diesel engines? I didn't
know they made engines for Mercedes passenger cars. Was this
engine standard in the 240D, or optional?


Geoff

--
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-
Geoff Miller + + + + + + + + Mountain View
geo...@netcom.com + DoD #0996 + California
-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-

Tim Ryan

unread,
Oct 5, 1994, 8:44:24 AM10/5/94
to
In article <geoffmCx...@netcom.com>, geo...@netcom.com (Geoff Miller)
wrote:

>
> In article <tryan-041...@mac-6353.uc-building.uh.edu> tr...@uh.edu
> (Tim Ryan) writes:
>
> >Greetings...
> >I just purchased a 1975 Mercedes Benz 240D with the Mann 2404 diesel
>
> A "Mann" diesel? You mean "MAN," as in "Munchen-Augsburg-Nurnburg,"
> the company that makes trucks and marine diesel engines? I didn't
> know they made engines for Mercedes passenger cars. Was this
> engine standard in the 240D, or optional?


SORRY. It might be a MAN and not a MANN. At any rate, that's what it says
in the book. I'll double check the engine, too, but I recall thinking
along
the same lines as you: MAN diesels were in big buses, etc.

As for if its standard or optional, I don't know. MB and diesels are a new
and
expensive (er, exciting) proposition for me.
--
tr...@uh.edu

Tim Ryan

unread,
Oct 6, 1994, 3:40:25 AM10/6/94
to
In article <tryan-051...@mac-6353.uc-building.uh.edu>, tr...@uh.edu
(Tim Ryan) wrote:

DOUBLE SORRY. It was not a MAN, it is an OM model 616. I apologize for
being hasty in posting a question with even the "facts" wrong.

BTY, do you know what OM means? Outboard Marine maybe?
--
tr...@uh.edu

0 new messages