> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 119 broken valve cover > > > On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > wrote: > > Pulled the valve cover today to survey the damage. Looks like there is > > supposed to be a slide rail at the top of the head under the chain toward > > the middle side of the engine, which is not there. Is this correct? > Looks > > like its broken which caused the valve cover to break. Chain is intact > and > > it does not appear at least from the outside that there are any bent > valves. > > So, opinions on what needs to happen? Does that slide rail need to be > > replaced or does it need to be torn down and all of them replaced? If > just > > one one, is there a way to replace it from up top? Looks like I might > have > > to split the chain and put in a new master link. See pics > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com/pics/119brokenvalvecover/ > >
Kaleb-- Really looks like a good look into all of the guide rails is in order- that means pulling the cover off, which is a job. But you've had pieces of broken guides traveling in and among the (formerly) good ones, which has likely damaged at least some of them. That plastic gets brittle with age and temperature. With the cover off you may be able to get a better feel for what happened before pulling the heads. But I'd start preparing for that OR looking for another motor. THat said you may luck out and find that the valves haven't bounced on the pistons. Unlikely, but possible. Tony Wirtel -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20081229/f92d8668/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
