1981 300D (non-turbo). This car ran great until the head gasket went out. I let her sit a few months and just got around to slapping a new gasket in. The torque sequence for the head really makes you have to concentrate! Anyhow, it took a while for me to start her up. Lots of bleeding the lines, cursing, and (don't give me grief) a little tiny squirt of ether. It now starts and runs but sounds like a big ol' Cummins truck engine. It won't idle but will run steady if I keep my foot on the pedal a little. I cracked each injector line while it was running (brick on the pedal) and the engine changed tune with all 5 indicating that they all are firing. It's black smoke out the tailpipe- not "tractor pull black" but not where it used to be which was almost no smoke ever. Anyone have any ideas? It seems like it would not run if I got the cam that far off, right?- as far as I can tell, the cam and cam tower marks line up when the engine is at TDC. I adjusted the valves, filters new. Perhaps the I.P.? Any thoughts appreciated...

Sugi
1981 300D (Hermann)

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