Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
There were 116.961, 116.962, and 116.963 versions of this engine. Early models came with a single row timing chain until 1983 [ 1 ] and were plagued with chain failure problems which Mercedes-Benz would repair free of charge, changing the timing chain to a dual row thus resolved the problem making these engine as durable and reliable as any ...
2 Fluid Coupling: Hydraulic 4-Bolt N/A K4A 040: 722.2 40 kg⋅m (289 lb⋅ft) 1969 – 1971 Longitudinal: 3.9833 1.0000 4 3.9833 1.5852 1.9958 S 3 3 2 Fluid Coupling: Hydraulic 4-Bolt N/A W3A 040 [4] 722.0 40 kg⋅m (289 lb⋅ft) 1971 – 1972 Longitudinal: 2.3061 1.0000 3 2.3061 1.5186 1.5186 S 2 3 2 Torque Converter: Hydraulic 4-Bolt N/A W3A ...
Preselector gearboxes were most common prior to the widespread adoption of the automatic transmission, so they were considered in comparison to the "crash gearbox" type of manual transmission. Preselector gearboxes were often marketed as "self-changing" gearboxes, [ 1 ] however this is an inaccurate description as the driver is required to ...
Three-speed sliding-gear non-synchronous transmission Non-synchronous "crash" gearbox; commonly used today in semi-trucks and tractors, and formerly used in automobiles pre-1950s. A non-synchronous transmission, also called a crash gearbox, is a form of manual transmission based on gears that do not use synchronizing mechanisms. They require ...
A Mercedes-Benz W116 with the "INDONESIA 1" plate. The car was used by former presidents Suharto, B. J. Habibie and Abdurrahman Wahid.. The Mercedes-Benz W116 is a series of flagship luxury sedans produced from September 1972 [2] until 1980. [3]
The Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 (marketed in North America as simply the Mercedes-Benz 6.9) is the high-performance version of the W116 S-Class saloon. It was based on the extended-wheelbase version of the W116 S-Class platform, introduced in 1972, but equipped with an M100 V8 engine from their flagship Mercedes-Benz 600, uprated to 6.8 l, and featuring full hydropneumatic suspension, licensed ...
This was provided to allow engine braking on downhills or prevent the use of overdrive gears when towing and was typically achieved using positions such as "3", "2", and "1" on the gear selector. An automatic transmission with a manumatic function provides a greater level of control by allowing the driver to request an upshift or downshift at a ...
Borg-Warner R-11 overdrive - 3-speed manual transmission with electric overdrive Ford used them up until 1975 in trucks. Borg-Warner T-50 transmission — 5-speed longitudinal manual - used by GM in its RWD H-Body cars and a few other limited light duty applications from 1976 to 1978;