day, June 23, 2013 12:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rod bender repairs [was: Re: Any TDI folks here?}
MBUSA denied any and everything. 'Claimed "poor maintenance," though I had
history of all proper maintenance, oil changes, etc., done at stealer&
Indie tried to talk me out of replacing at 105+ kmi on the chain. 'Told
'im, "Original broke at 79 kmi; I don't trust it; replace it."
Wilton
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From: "Dan Penoff"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, June 2
No. Asked indie to measure it; response when I asked what it was: "Oh, I
forgot."
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Mitch Haley"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rod bender repairs
WILTON wr
Dan Penoff wrote:
4 degrees seems like a lot of stretch. What's the spec?
I think it's 6° for 61x and 3 or 4° for 60x.
I'd be real unhappy if my indy told me it wasn't worth replacing at the factory
wear limit.
Mitch
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4 degrees seems like a lot of stretch. What's the spec?
Dan
On Jun 23, 2013, at 2:06 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
> WILTON wrote:
>> Well, maybe I did, though, 'didn't trust the one replaced at 79 kmi past
>> about 100 kmi; did precautionary replacement at ~185 kmi on the car.
>
> Any idea what th
WILTON wrote:
Well, maybe I did, though, 'didn't trust the one replaced at 79 kmi past
about 100 kmi; did precautionary replacement at ~185 kmi on the car.
Any idea what the stretch was on it when it was replaced?
Found this comment on a '93 300D chain failure:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopf
That's what the "word" was at that time; no talk of bad chains then, though.
Wilton
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From: "Mitch Haley"
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Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rod bender repairs
Chris James
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rod bender repairs
'Never heard of chronic timing chain problem 'till it was mentioned on
this list today.
Wilton
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From: "Chris James"
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Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:06 PM
Subject:
'Never heard of chronic timing chain problem 'till it was mentioned on this
list today.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Chris James"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rod bender repairs
Wel
Chris James wrote:
If an original 3.5L OM603 engine has made it 20yrs/150Kmi and currently
has no issues, I would think it's safe to assume it not a "Rod bender".
Many did have issues though (usually just outside of the warranty, IIRC)
& I'm not sure if a definite answer of why this was occurri
age - From: "Craig"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday,
June 23, 2013 11:40 AM Subject: [MBZ] Rod bender repairs [was: Re:
Any TDI folks here?}
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:30:25 -0400 "WILTON"
wrote:
Timing chain in mine broke at 79 kmi. Replaced c
iscussion List"
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rod bender repairs [was: Re: Any TDI folks here?}
WILTON wrote:
Your supposition is wrong. MB paid "half" cost of parts, and they held
the price list, so you know how that went, don't you? I paid $2800
WILTON wrote:
Your supposition is wrong. MB paid "half" cost of parts, and they held
the price list, so you know how that went, don't you? I paid $2800.
And this was one of the admittedly (MBUSA did admit it, right?) defective timing
chains from the early 1990s.
Mitch.
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Your supposition is wrong. MB paid "half" cost of parts, and they held the
price list, so you know how that went, don't you? I paid $2800.
Wilton
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From: "Craig"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013
On Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:30:25 -0400 "WILTON" wrote:
> Timing chain in mine broke at 79 kmi. Replaced chain, chain guides,
> several valves and lifters, head gasket and lots of stuff I don't
> remember. Milled head. Walt's has crate engine from Mercedes.
I suppose that since it was at 79 kmi, M
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