merc 350 top end questions

[gerhuet]

Top end(s) work on MB 350 slc

Hi everybody,

Firstly a great source of parts for MB (and other German marques. They have almost everything for 107 sl’s at a great price), based in the UK web site http://www.kmsparts.com/login.asp .

With deepest winter upon us, I have decided to do a bit of top end work on my 1973 350 slc. It has 114,000 on the clock and is going very well barring high tickover (1200 rpm), sometimes noisy cam chain and an occasional bit of blue smoke at startup.

If I lift the rocker covers will I be able to access the timing rail, top chain rail and chain tensioner. I hope to be able, or at least my local mechanic will hope, to feed the chain in by methods that I have read in this forum. If possible I would like to avoid removing the cam chain cover, yet replace as much as I can.

Secondly I want to replace the valve stem seals (try and cut down on the blue smoke). Does anyone have any tips or experience in these aforementioned items. Special tools required, what to do, what to avoid etc

Any advice much appreciated,

Thanks

Gerry Huet
Wexford
Ireland

huet@eircom.net