The only thing I can think of is at some point a mouse somehow dropped it in the intake which in turn made its way into open valves or something.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 13, 2018, at 3:50 PM, Dimitri <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > 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
