steve,

so if nothing helps, you should take out the cams...

Aligning is simple, you need the distributor finger at cylinder no. one, you need the crankshaft with piston no. one at the top end and you need the cams aligned as described above.

If you look to the pulley on the crankshaft, there are marks on it (20, 10, 0, 10, 20 and on) and there is a pin on the chain cover indicating the angle. You have to position your head where the pipe of the air cleaner used to be, looking from two 'o clock to the center...

Turn the engine until the distributor finger roughly points to where the cable to spark no. one is and slowly turn on until the pin at the chain cover points to 0 or OT. Set the cams and that's it.

Torque for the cam bolts is 21Nm, tighten them step by step over the cam bearings because you will open some valves.

I'm here tonight (working on my speedometer) if you have further questions.

BTW what happend to 190revolution? Hacked again? Do you know any alternatives?

bis denn,
Christian

1989 300TE
1984 2.3-16

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