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Originally Posted by jasonj
i have an 82 300d. I replaced timing chain,after near break.Apparently the old chain had skipped a link or two,on the pump.It ran fine when parked for repair of the chain.Now it will not run properly,starts,but smokes heavily,no power,wont idle.I drive this car every day and need it fixed!!! ANY HELP IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!
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Are you certain that everything went back the way it came off?
If I couldn't manage to skip a tooth on the pump after what I did to my engine, I doubt yours skipped down there. I was told by people that rebuild these engines that the way the chain wraps around those gears, it's near impossible to skip a tooth on the crank or the ip. So, if you skipped a tooth, it's probably on the cam. You need to start with lining up the crank on TDC and the cam on the cam timing mark. They've got to be aligned first. If you are certain they are aligned and that you're on the compression stroke (you can tell by the first cam lobe pointing 90deg toward the driver's side of the car), then you may have to remove the ip and reset it. But that's the worst case scenario. Check cam and crank timing first.