Not necessaraly. If it were worn enough to be rounded off you'd have little sound at all.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:22 AM To: Mercedes mailing list Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1977 450SEL Update If the cam was worn bad enough to cause a miss you would have a hell of a ticking sound I would think. Tom Hargrave wrote: > I checked out the car that started this thread and I'm not going to purchase > it. > > The body and interior look great - all it needs are carpet and a dash cover. > > But then I started & attempted to drive the car. The engine would not come > off of idle until it had warmed up. Also, it had a serious miss. I know from > my past two 4.5 liter Mercedes engines that a miss can be caused from > several expensive items, including (from personal experience) a bad cam > lobe. Too many unknown costs scared me away. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > 256-656-1924 > www.kegkits.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Peter Frederick > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 6:08 PM > To: Mercedes mailing list > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1977 450SEL > > Should run fine on midgrade unless you tow something (ha ha). > > Milage is typically 12-14. > > Peter > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > -- 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
