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From: Glenn Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 10:25 AM
Subject: [MBZ] Valve adjustment, latex gloves
Yes, I use latex gloves for this type of MB repair as the black Delvac
1300S
would otherwise probably
That's just how I did it. I would leave a little extra clearance knowing
that it would get tighter as the locknut was torqued down. This is why the
last few went MUCH more quickly for me.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 266Kmi, Ursula
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Yes, I use latex gloves for this type of MB repair as the black Delvac 1300S
would otherwise probably be present for some time.
If there's a trick to valve adjustment on our diesels, I found that setting
things just a little loose and then tightening down the locknuts with the
special wrenches
yep, there is an art to setting them so that the gap is right after
the lock nut is tightened down. After I set them, I always spin the
cam around one more time, rechecking each valve as the cam
turns. When I can get all the way around without having to reset
any, then I figure I am done.
