To do the seals, you have to remove the cam box, and you are most of the way to removing the head. At 147K it would be time for guides anyway.

A noisy valve train in a M110 requires a close look at the cam lobes, which wear very quickly if the valve adjustment is off.

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Chuck Taylor
Falls Church VA
'66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe