Randy, I avoided this job for a long time having my Indy do it instead. I finally tackled it last summer on my '78 240D. I don't know what kept me all these years it was super easy. I think I followed the Diesel Giant procedure but they're all about the same: http://dieselgiant.com/valveadjustment.htm
I kept note of the measurement and then what change I'd made. http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz353/curtludwig/9784EDB2-F16D-466E-8C4E-1ABBEAA6A73E-187-00000010168BCAFD_zpse8386f7e.jpg I was frankly amazed by how much quieter the engine was when I was done and I only did it with my normal set of wrenches although I did buy a nice big set of feeler gauges. -Curt ________________________________ From: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 6:08 PM Subject: [MBZ] adjusting valves I have been more than a bit negligent in terms of keeping the valves set on my old 300D. I bought the tools and the new gasket but have yet to do it. I was thinking about it this past weekend and did a bit of searching online. The advice offered was pretty loose. My past experience with gas engines required one to turn to the specific timing marks etc. The advice offered on the diesels seemed to be just to turn the cam so that the point sticks up. Is that considered "close enough"? I have never disconnected the throttle linkage? I seem to recall someone suggested one just pops them apart by prying with a screwdriver? Is that correct? I really don't want to damage anything by my own lack of knowledge on how to do it. Randy _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
