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'74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - winmutt - 01-06-2009

work in progress :

http://www.superturbodiesel.com/images/benz/o309d%20motoroam/

RE: '79 o309d motoroam om314 - ForcedInduction - 01-07-2009

Wow! Looks like you've got quite the project to dive into! I've seen a 352 before, but tats the first 314 I've seen. Direct injection though, nice score.

How are you going to get it back home?

RE: '79 o309d motoroam om314 - winmutt - 01-07-2009

Drive it. Plan is now to drive down with 2 buddies on a fri night and spend weekend trying to get it road ready.

RE: '79 o309d motoroam om314 - oel_brenner - 01-10-2009

dude.. thats effin sweet !!!!

NEVER seen one of those...

RE: '79 o309d motoroam om314 - ForcedInduction - 01-11-2009

Have you seen this site? http://www.jefflondon.net/

RE: '79 o309d motoroam om314 - winmutt - 01-12-2009

Ya I talked to this guy a bit on the phone when I first one it. Nice enough guy. There is a local to me unimog place that has all kinds of stuff that I may need.

The future?

[Image: om314.turbo.jpg]

RE: '74 o309d motoroam om314 - winmutt - 01-30-2009

This is a L508D not an O309D (same chassis different uses).

This is the weekend to see it!

RE: '74 o309d motoroam om314 - bgkast - 01-30-2009

There is one of those turbo OM 314s for sale here in Portland if you want me to look at it for you.

RE: '74 o309d motoroam om314 - winmutt - 02-02-2009

Video of it cranking!

http://superturbodiesel.com/images/benz/o309d%20motoroam/rvstart.mov

Pics to come.

RE: '74 o309d motoroam om314 - ForcedInduction - 02-02-2009

Spray some ether into it! Big Grin

RE: '74 o309d motoroam om314 - winmutt - 02-02-2009

I was Sad, it is sucking in air somewhere as the return line had air constantly coming out. Lift pump? Primer pump?

RE: '74 o309d motoroam om314 - ForcedInduction - 02-02-2009

Probably a rotted fuel line.

RE: '74 o309d motoroam om314 - winmutt - 02-02-2009

There was a rubber line between the engine and the hard line going to the tanks. I spliced in here and ran it off a 5 gal tank of diesel. You know there was a fuel line coming off the back of the head that went to a T right where the rubber line split off. This hose was rotted and one I didn't run into the can. I'll have to read the FSM.

RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - Shawn112270 - 04-22-2009

(01-06-2009, 11:06 PM)winmutt work in progress :

http://www.superturbodiesel.com/images/benz/o309d%20motoroam/

I have a 1986 Motoroam with an OM352 motor, etc. My question is where did you find the data plate that is in German? I have crawled around this RV and nothing so far.

Thanks,
S

RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - winmutt - 04-22-2009

Talk to these guys : http://www.eurotruck-importers.com/

Excellent resource. Got pics? Put up a profile, I'd love to see it. 352 is tasty, turboed?

RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - winmutt - 04-27-2009

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RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - winmutt - 04-27-2009

Brought it home!

Loaded:

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Unloaded:

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RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - winmutt - 05-31-2011

I finally found someone that was more deranged than I. I realized the full intensity of his derangement when he showed up with a f150 and a car trailer. I didnt have the heart to take a pic of the trailer buckled but needless to say the RV made it about 200ft downhill from my house in an empty lot.

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RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - willbhere4u - 05-31-2011

did you get it running?

RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - Riverstick - 08-18-2011

I worked on those 508D's 20 odd years ago.....Bombproof reliability in a nutshell....I've seen several cover 600,000kms without an issue....Very simple straight forward machine and the OM314 was a brilliant engine....They were very popular as 25 seater mini coaches around here....It should be a very simple project to get right mechanically..

RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - winmutt - 08-18-2011

Never got it running, rebuilding the pump was $$$. The new owner has emailed me and said it has new subflooring and the pump was in the shop.

RE: '74 L508D Motoroam Monarch OM314 - Riverstick - 08-18-2011

I never ever saw an injector pump give trouble in one....what was wrong with it.........I remeber pulling OM314's & OM352's out of the bushes and getting them working with very little work....We used to run the OM352's to 800,000-1,000,000kms without any great problems...and after that we used to export them to Africa and the third world still running