Long story short: insurance wants to total my wife's 99 E300 after a hailstorm.. which is fine with us since she needs something more appropriate for pet transport. I am toying with the idea of keeping the engine for a diesel swap project (65 Scout) but wondered what needs to be kept.

I'm just concerned about the comprehensive diagnostics in the car. If I remove the engine and ECM and transplant it to another vehicle, will the ECM have trouble with things like no traction control, lack of an automatic transmission, etc?

 

Ok... ditching the computer is a definite plus. How much does it take to bolt on a "manual" pump to the later engine?