Huh?! Maybe a cruel prank on the previous owner? Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 13, 2018, at 4:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > You got to be shitting me. I have never seen that before. So does it turn > over now? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 13, 2018, at 3:38 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> OK Youse Guyz with M116/M117 experience: >> >> Today I got back to that M116 that is not stuck, but won't turn over >> completely on 2 pistons TDC. It turns about 330-345 degrees. >> >> I cranked up the BIG compressor and blew air in the 2 offending holes, >> (plugs out). Out of the one on the left bank pops...... >> >> ....Wait for it! ....... >> >> . ...... >> >> POPCORN! >> >> Yep, yellow popcorn kernels. Coming out of the 3rd hold back on the left >> bank. >> >> The plugs and plug wires did not appear to be disturbed. The distributor >> was out, presumably broken/bent in the collision, or possibly robbed shortly >> after the accident. >> >> HOW COULD POPCORN GET IN THE CYL IF THE PLUGS WERE NOT DISTURBED????? >> >> Presumably the only other way was through the open intake valve. The spring >> loaded "valve" on the top of the engine (where the air cleaner covers the >> intake) was in place, and there did not appear to be any popcorn there. I >> will start to pull the stuff off the top of the engine tomorrow, to see if I >> find any other clues. >> >> When I cleaned the engine outsides, there was no popcorn evident. >> >> Is there something in the engine valley under the fuel distributor that >> meeses can chew through to store popcorn in the engine? >> >> The big air horn appears to be intact. the air hoses appear to be intact. >> (in all cases, as far as I can see with the top of the engine assembled.) >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
