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

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

Yes, the CA uses the 722.4, and I THINK, but am not sure, that you can 
use one out of a 190.  In any event, the 85 version 722.3 can be used in 
place of the CA 722.4

tom savage wrote:

> A friend's brother has an '85 300D from California with 240k miles and 
> an apparently toasted transmission.  I know 1985 was an odd year for the 
> 300D/SD and even wierder for those models sold in the California 
> Republic.  It is my understanding that Federal-spec '85s used the good 
> old 722.3 transmission but with a different torque convertor and other 
> bits, while the CA models used a 722.4 trans.  Am I right so far?
> 
> I've also heard that an earlier transmission won't work with an '85 
> engine, but that the '85 transmission will work with an earlier engine. 
>   So there are a few interchangability issues at the end of 123 
> production.  Now enter the CA factor - must the tranny in a CA '85 be 
> replaced with same, or will a standard '85 unit work?  Or maybe even an 
> earlier unit?
> 
> The car seems to be in good shape but while he likes it, the owner has 
> several other cars and just isn't sufficiently devoted to it to invest 
> several grand in a new transmission.  He would consider a known good 
> used transmission, if he can find one that will work.  "Otherwise he'll 
> probably just scrap it."  And I won't let that happen, not to those 
> pristine rockers and wheel arches.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom
> '82 300D - Rust never sleeps
> 
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