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Old 12-04-2010, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by layback40 View Post
Army,
Your motor after the rebuild will be that tight & good on compression that it wont need a block heater in your life time. If on the one very cold morning when the car has been not used for a week, has been out in the weather & is long over due for the valves being adjusted. Do as I have done, borrow the Mrs's hair dryer, pop the air cleaner lid & have hot air going down the throat while you crank it. It worked every time for me with my old worn out 300D.
I completely agree layback40 - but you've forced my hand - now I have to admit that I'm a sick man:- I think I'm turning into Mercedes gadget man...

If another Mercedes arrives on my driveway it could be D I V O R C E - but if the existing one just gets leather W126 steering wheels and block heaters it puts a smile on my face and her indoors doesn't appreciate or even notice such things!
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