well went today and got the girlfriends new 82 240D got it up on the trailer fine got it home no problem, then we go to unload it crank crank crank then it makes some awful sounds and no start look in the valve cover no cam rotation, so I guess we found the noise in the engine so I pulled the motor in it havent gotten it apart yet but when I took the valve cover off the cam stopped where non of the valves were down so my question is what are the chances it didnt hurt anything the engine never started just cranked while I have it out I will probably put a head gasket and do a valve job on it anywho but it would be good to know, the chain ended up being broken into 2 pieces and it cracked the valve cover where it got jammed up under it otherwise the car looks real good no major rust so thats a major plus Ill try and get some pictures of the processs up

I'd say if it has good compression, leave it alone.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

Did you know you were buying it in this condition?

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

had an engine noise that we thought was the timing chain, and we found out that it was the noise I supose only payed 200 bucks for the car so Im not guna complain