Southern Son,

Does the MB manual mean a CRIMPED master link or a CLIP master link? A crimped master link still qualifies and may be referred to as a master link. They may mean using a master link is okay so that the chain can be fed in. They may not mean it is okay to use a clipped master link. If they do, I would be interested to know.

I apologize for claiming that I was attacked. Things have been very tense for me for a while and the REAL attack in New York has not helped my attitude any. If I was overbearing in my original post in which I warned against a clipped master link, I was only trying to help. I apologize if my tone was incorrect while giving that recommendation. The consequences of a failed chain in one of these engines involves several thousand dollars damage plus a good bit of frustration. BTW I WILL continue to use CRIMPED master links in my engines, and everyone is totally free to use what they wish in their engines. It's a free country.


PS I read the end of Mr. Cane's post about the E clips. I hope no one expects that the long C type clip will substitute for this.


Have a great day,