Or, re-secure the bolt and see how it behaves?
-- Jim
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Well, vac pump, the timer, timer bushing, and IP are all suspect. When
I took off the vac pump, the bolt that is supposed to hold the timer to
the IP fell out. It was all chewed up, so I'm guessing the IP is
FUBAR. The timer is loose and wobbling, so the bushing at least is
busted. I hope t
Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote:
> > this is an engine i got in VA, and rebuilt. Starts and runs like new
> > (until yesterday). Driving yesterday, I heard a sound similar to a timing
> > chain breaking, falling and then the camshaft breaking, but it was neither
> > as long or as loud. Ha
The timing advance is pretty robust. The springs can break, but the IP
still works. It is possible something is wrong with the timer. I will
probably take off the vac pump first and have a look. I don't expect to
see anything out of the ordinary. This Injection pump does NOT have a
side pa
Maybe something broke in the vacuum pump/pump timer area?
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> On Oct 7, 2017, at 4:43 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> this is an engine i got in VA, and rebuilt. Starts and runs like new (until
> yesterday). Driving yesterday, I heard a sound similar to a timi
this is an engine i got in VA, and rebuilt. Starts and runs like new
(until yesterday). Driving yesterday, I heard a sound similar to a
timing chain breaking, falling and then the camshaft breaking, but it
was neither as long or as loud. Had to ride home on a hook. This
morning I looked at
