Yes, if they fixed it right.... My S350 survived with a bent rod until 180,000 miles. Would have kept going if the head gasket had not blown. I would not assume the rods are straight or the cylinders are round. Plan on a new engine - plus tons of little shit to keep you busy. Actually it sounds kinda fun! -Dave Walton
On 9/15/05, Rusty Cullens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That had to have been fixed Dave. The car has over 200,000 miles on it. > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *dave walton > *Sent:* Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:59 PM > *To:* Mercedes mailing list > *Subject:* Re: [MBZ] whats y'alls take on this? > > "At approximately 88,000 miles, the timing chain broke" > What happens when a timing chain breaks in these engines? The camshaft > stops rotating and pistons keep going up and down and smash into the valves, > right? > > Looks like it could be a nice project car for someone. Quite a project, > however.... > > -Dave Walton > > On 9/15/05, *Kaleb C. Striplin* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1991-Mercedes-Benz-350-SDL-Turbo-Diesel_W0QQitemZ4575590524QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > > -- > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, > 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >
