240 Diesel?

[Clan]

Originally Posted by classicswede

The 960's are good and the engine is a 100 times better than the 760 Renault lump

I was quite fond of the V6 i rebuilt a few and enjoyed doing the camshafts, rockers and cylinder liner heights , exhaust manifold studs , Cylinder head gaskets , oil pump relief valve springs , front cover gaskets, Timing chains and tensioners , and those coolant hoses in the "V" .

I had to do a 1975 260 engine which had done 250000 miles with most of these faults , i had to use more than the recommended paper liner shims to get the liners up ! After being on it a few days examined everything , ( There was NO bore wear or crankshaft bearing or shell wear .) It ran like a sewing machine and was always the fasted V6 i had driven ..

These were one of the fastest accelerating cars in the world 30 - 50 mph in 2.9 seconds , beat the V12 Jag and many other exotic cars ..

I wonder what that figure is on the 960 3 litre ? They went ok but never had the same urgency :-)

[Velorum]

During a brief diversion from 240 ownership about 7 years ago I drove a 760 saloon for a while. I was quite amazed at the performance and the engine made a lovely sound - so much so I never turned the radio on. Another car I should never have sold.