[MBZ] M104 valve cover

2008-09-06 Thread Loren Faeth
Todays project was to be the timing chain for the M104. I am stumped already. I sure like M180 engines for simplicity, except for the carbs. With the center cover off, I see three coils, three valve cover bolts and 3 orange/red plastic hex pillars with about a 1 1/4 mushroom hex head on

Re: [MBZ] M104 valve cover

2008-09-06 Thread Frederick W Moir
Loren, et alii. M104, twin-cam intake gear driven by exh cam, 4 valves per, plug vertical over center-ish of each cyl. from a quick peek at manual. One NEEDS a GOOD manual to work on strange engines. RTFM. Tip o'the hat to Herr Dr. Professor Marshall. Fred Moir Lynn MA At 11:37 AM 9/6/2008, you

Re: [MBZ] M104 valve cover

2008-09-06 Thread Gary Thompson
One plug under each coil, with an additional plug next to each coil. Been to long to remember much else. Gary Thompson 1995 E320 On 9/6/08, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Todays project was to be the timing chain for the M104. I am stumped already. I sure like M180 engines for