Frustration with W123 Valve Adjustment! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

ROLLGUY · #11 05-10-2015, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by funola

Why not do it the easy way with a remote starter. I've been using one before learning that it's one of the methods in the FSM. Turning the crankshaft is a miserable way of doing it. If you forget to take the ratchet off it can become infinitely more miserable.

Although I have not done it this way, I can see how easy it would be to pass by the desired spot. I have done so many with the ratchet on the crank bolt, I know just about the amount it takes to get to the next cylinder without getting back on the ground. Also, not all of these cars have an easy way to hook up a remote starter switch. Only the later cars have the junction block on the wheelhouse, the earlier cars do not. Wait, don't you like the sound the ratchet makes when you forget to take it out and start the car?