That was my thought too. Don Snook
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Strasfogel [mailto:astrasfo...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:53 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 420SEL? Sounds like a deal breaker. On Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 12:37 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote: > The 420 has plastic oiler tubes in the heads which fail/leak/break and > cause cam lobes to get worn down due to lack of lubrication. This > typically occurs on the right (passenger side) bank first for some reason. > > Also, if heads have to be removed on this engine the head bolts have a > tendency to strip at final torque values, with redrilling and > installation of threaded inserts requiring special jigs. > > -D > _______________________________________ 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
