Just checked cam timing using the marks on the cam and the crank, didn't have time to bust out the dial indicator. Got the cam lined up dead on...........and the crank was at 5 deg ATDC.
Deep breath. Think I need to step away from this one for a bit. If anything, this much crap being wrong with the engine and the fact that it still runs at all is AMAZING. Think I fell for the rumors of these Mercedes engines being nearly maintenance free, just keep ticking forever. And to some extent that's true, they will take an amazing amount of abuse and neglect and keep going. But learning just how much it takes to undo all that abuse and neglect and put things back into good shape is disheartening. I guess I should be happy that an offset key is only $20.
Off to put together a Pelican Parts order.
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04-15-2014, 11:34 PM
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