[MBZ] CA-spec '85 300D transmission?

[tom savage]

Marshall Booth wrote:

> The earlier 722.3 transmissions will work on '85 cars, but the '85 722.3 
> transmission won't fit onto an earlier car/engine. I'm NOT sure about 
> the 722.416 transmissions from '85 California certified 300D/TD/CD/SDs, 
> but they do have a high stall speed torque converters and the earlier 
> transmissions with a torque converter with much lower stall speed would 
> make the car feel REALLY sluggish and slow at low speeds.

Thanks Marshall; glad to see that I had the early/85 interchange 
backwards. I forgot about the stall speed change.  Wonder if the later 
TC can be mated to an earlier transmission?

> There are not a lot of '85 722.416 transmissions floating around.

Especially here in the midwest, alas.

Tom