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Originally Posted by sixto
You have to remove the sprocket to remove the chain guide to remove the head. The cam can stay in place and you can let the chain fall into the abyss. The chain won't come off the IP or crank sprockets. I remove the cam because it means I can use a dime store triple square bit to remove the head bolts and I'm not handling a head with valves extended. It's only 12 bolts and a funky loosening/tightening sequence.
I don't know about the smoke but it's possible that chunks of disintegrated head gasket are lodged in the lifter oil journals causing valve train noise and poor running. In fact if you find a bad head gasket, remove the plug at the back of the head and blow the lifter journals clean. Guess what? That means the cam and lifters have to come off the head.
Sixto
87 300D
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If I let the chain fall into the abyss, wont I lose time? Is there a way to leave the cam gear in place? In other words, I was thinking of removing the cam bolt and leaving the gear with the chain just protruding from the block deck. Is that possible?
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1987 300SDL #1, 1987 300SDL #2, 1980 240D, 1982 300SD, 1994 S350, 1990 350SDL, 1991 350SD, 1985 300D, 2005 E320CDI
Gone, but not forgotten: 1981 300SD, 1982 300SD, 1987 300SDL, 1983 300TD, 1980 300CD, 1981 300SD #2, 1987 300D, 1987 300TDT, 1980 300D
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