New chain is in, rough idle completely cured. My brother insists that it was only 5 degrees off, but when we got the new chain in (without jumping on the cam, at least on the new chain side), it was 12 degrees late. Had to jump it one tooth ( a real pain, since my brother keep insisting on breaking the chain with only two sproket teeth holding it and it slipped.....).

Too much injector noise, but that may cure itself. Broke the elbow for the blowby tube so had to get a substitute and grind it to fit (took longer than the chain swap minus fan and such).

If you do this, plan on taking the fan off, cranking the engine around with it in place is a big PITA. Use some thin cardboard between your hands and the rad, else you get most of the skin sliced off.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!