anybody want to give me a quick walk though of changing valve guides and also the stem seals?? I'm sure mine are about due wiht 340,000 on them. :-) Have an idea about the stem seals, but would like to hear all tips? Never did valve guides and not even sure it's a do it your self job? Willing to give it a shot if there is anyway to do it. :-)
Thanks in advance, Ed 300E On 21/09/2007, Frederick Moir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, All, David & Allan. > The 260E ( 198Kmi.) M103.960, that was given to me with 5 cyl. is now > running smooth and quiet on all six and burns no oil (M1 15W50) > Problem was #6 cyl. had a burnt exh valve. Also found that both sets of > guides were very worn, all exh. valves had a groove around the sealing face, > about 8 to 10 thou. Replaced. All of the valve stem oil seals were akin to > cheap plastic. The rear oil feed to the valve assy. was properly sealed, I > checked because it is a known leaker, either into the water or out the pass. > rear of the head. > Only real difficulty was getting the air intake support brackets back on. > (Grumble grumble, gettin' too old for this sh-tuff.) > YMMV > Fred Moir > But it's NOT a Diesel! > > > > Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: David Bruckmann writes: > > > So what's the deal? Is the M103 a good machine (as good as the > > venerable M110), or am I just as well with an OM603.961? > > I've heard it is. Valve stem seals may be an issue. I don't have any > firsthand experience though. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get > listings, and more! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com