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Posted By iamtheosprey

The car is still available.

The car is still available.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-07-2015, 10:57 AM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

What if it's just trapped in the timing cover? ...

What if it's just trapped in the timing cover?

I also figured that since the timing cover is easier to remove than the oil pan on this car I might be able to fish it out of the oil pan with a...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-06-2015, 10:45 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

I managed to find a way to complicate things. ...

I managed to find a way to complicate things.

The keeper for the cam managed to come out of it's slot and I'm pretty sure it ended up in the crank case via the timing chain enclosure.

I have...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-06-2015, 03:10 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

UPON FURTHER INSPECTION

It looks like my marks do line up but I apparently made them when the engine was NOT at TDC.

I'm not sure how or why that happened but that appears to be the case.

As long as I put the crank...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-06-2015, 02:16 PM

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1984 190D Really Dumb Question

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Posted By iamtheosprey

1984 190D Really Dumb Question

Which direction does this engine rotate standing at the front of the car facing the engine?

Clockwise?

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-06-2015, 01:56 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

1984 190D Timing Chain has slipped...

...in the middle of a head gasket replacement.

I know this because the mark I made on the chain to align it with the cam gear is way off TDC now that I am trying to get it all back together.

If...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-04-2015, 12:14 AM

Replies: 21

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Posted By iamtheosprey

Luckily I've got the FSM. The timing chain...

Luckily I've got the FSM.

The timing chain tensioner may be what was giving me fits when I decided to call it a night two weeks ago.

I had been working on it all weekend and was pooped.

As...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-04-2015, 12:08 AM

Replies: 21

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Posted By iamtheosprey

I am thankful for that. The guy who stopped...

I am thankful for that.

The guy who stopped said he was worried he would find a mangled corpse.

I just sat in the car stunned as the sign finally toppled over on top of the car.

It took a...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-03-2015, 10:26 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

Yes it is. At first I didn't like it but it...

Yes it is.

At first I didn't like it but it basically has a red wood tone that you get used to.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-03-2015, 10:24 PM

Replies: 21

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Posted By iamtheosprey

That's the thing...I had a dash cam but it...

That's the thing...I had a dash cam but it crapped out on me two months after I bought it.

Apparently there were some knock-offs for sale on amazon and I got one of them pretending to be something...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-02-2015, 11:31 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

I'll see how I feel after a few days. I...

I'll see how I feel after a few days.

I can't rest long though.

Now that my 300D is out I will have to finish putting my 1984 190D back together after my head gasket replacement.

I still...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-02-2015, 11:28 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

No he didn't. He may have been falling...

No he didn't.

He may have been falling asleep based on how he was driving.

If he were awake and paying attention he would have surely seen me fly across his field of view in his mirrors.

The...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-02-2015, 10:06 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

The front end is unscathed. At least two...

The front end is unscathed.

At least two tires blew and one wheel has a chunk knocked out of it from the post stump.

All I got was a torn shirt and a couple scratches from the glass in my back....

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-02-2015, 10:03 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

I was on the inside passing lane passing a red...

I was on the inside passing lane passing a red F150 when he decided to pass the car in front of him.

He was either passing or just veering into my lane but he didn't have his signal on.

It was...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-02-2015, 10:01 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

Yep. I remember a story a while back where a...

Yep.

I remember a story a while back where a teenage girl was driving a gasser W124 and suffered a head on collision.

The rescuers said it was hell cutting her out of the car but she walked...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

02-02-2015, 09:39 PM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

Anybody need a 1987 300D drivetrain?

The rest of the car is pretty much toast.

It's sitting in a wrecker yard in Colorado City, TX.

I have the title in hand.

It was still running after I came to a stop.
...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

01-19-2015, 09:57 PM

Replies: 10

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Posted By iamtheosprey

Only rotated by hand and cam has not been...

Only rotated by hand and cam has not been installed.

The one chain tensioner held in with two pins has been removed.

The vac pump has not been removed.

Forum: Diesel Discussion

01-19-2015, 12:22 AM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

Well, as I was trying to get it back to TDC the...

Well, as I was trying to get it back to TDC the chain would lurch a couple of times.

I was trying to hold the chain up as I turned it but once it snapped down into the crankcase.

As it sits now...

Forum: Diesel Discussion

01-19-2015, 12:13 AM

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Posted By iamtheosprey

If I can get the chain out and am able to install...

If I can get the chain out and am able to install the cam I may just put it all back together and crank it....that should be fun.:o

Forum: Diesel Discussion

01-19-2015, 12:03 AM

Replies: 10