Jim, another data point in support of your suggestion - when the change in engine tenor happened, I pulled over and took a quick look under the hood for obvious signs. I puled the oil fill cap on the cam cover only for a second and there was tons of blow-by. Hmmm. You might have put your finger on it.
...Kevin On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 1:28 AM, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rod broke off at big end, so no block hole? > Heinous blowby on a 617 causes the engine to shut off. > (Back-pressuring the vacuum shutoff diaphragm, > if I recall.) > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > 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
