This M180.941 2.2-liter 12 valve gasoline inline-six engine was originally installed in a 1961 Mercedes-Benz 220Sb with the engine number 180.941-10-050167 and includes a four speed manual transmission. The 220Sb showed 71,163 miles on it when the engine was removed. The auction includes the engine, exhaust manifolds, carburetors, generator, distributor, clutch assembly, air cleaner, starter, and transmission – all in proper working order at the time of removal. A big service was performed on this engine prior to removal including new spark plugs, timing chain tensioner, fuel pump diaphragm, resealed transmission, new clutch disc, plated hardware, new wires and points which were tuned on a distributor machine, and much more. This M180.941 inline-six engine and four speed manual transmission is now offered by the seller out of Harvard, Massachusetts and the buyer will be responsible for all shipping and crate charges.
This M180 engine number reads 180.941-10-050167 and had 71,163 miles on the odometer during its removal. The seller says they believe the mileage to be original and accurate. These engines were rated at 124 horsepower and 139 foot-lbs of torque when new. The intake manifold and exhaust manifolds are still bolted to the engine. Engine compression numbers show as very healthy and are as follows:
The auction includes the engine, exhaust manifolds, carburetors, generator, distributor, clutch assembly, air cleaner, starter, and transmission – all in proper working order at the time of removal. Prior to the removal of the engine the following work was performed:
The seller has included a parts list with the new installed components highlighted in yellow in the gallery below. This M180.941 inline-six engine and four speed manual transmission is now offered by the seller out of Harvard, Massachusetts and the buyer will be responsible for all shipping and crate charges.
The seller has included the following video below:
A lot of M180 engines in the day fell victim to overheating which warped heads making these motors kind of hard to come by over 60 years later. Luckily these engines are easy to work on, especially with the twin carburetor setup, and are more robust with modern coolant which doesn't cause internal corrosion issues. The seller did a fabulous job of dialing in the difficult to tune parts of these motors (we’re talking about the points system) as finding a shop with an oscillator to tune this kind of ignition system is getting hard to find. The zinc plating, transmission service, rebuilt carbs, fuel pump work, and everything else creates a very well presented engine that’s ready to pop into a car. We love seeing original, well serviced motors instead of ones that have been torn apart and rebuilt from the ground up. They just tend to work better this way…
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Reserve is off!!$1,500 bid placed by @Rally1
$1,400 bid placed by @GRR21
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$1,200 bid placed by @ClassicAutoSMTH
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$1,000 bid placed by @Doogles
$950 bid placed by @Rally1
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@Quadster Probably would have been good for them to get a bit involved during the auction. Pretty tough to find these stateside esp.$550 bid placed by @Doogles
The shop selling this engine has been servicing my 113 for 30 years. They are Mercedes specialists and only work on 1971 and earlier cars. They do numerous swaps of modern Mercedes drivetrains into vintage Benz’s. Probably the reason this one is for sale. You will be getting a great running engine that has been gone through as this shop strives for perfection in everything they do.$500 bid placed by @GRR21
$250 bid placed by @KiloOscar