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Old 02-27-2007, 11:29 AM
OldMercs OldMercs is offline
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Sorry, I'm on the other side of the country (L.A.), fortunately there's a steady stream of Merc engines in my favorite pick/pull yards should the need arise. Got home late today but managed to turn the engine over twice by hand (good) and found out that the timing marks still line up (nice). Oil is a quart low, how much of an oil deficiency does it take to cause the tensioner to back off and let a worn chain take out a guide? Battery couldn't be deader so today it charges so I can do a compression test after work. So far it's looking like I may have lucked out. Pushing my luck, how far if at all would any of you drive this car with a broken chain guide? I need to move the car to a location more suitable for repair work (as in not the street), it would be nice to drive it there. It seems that the tensioner may be the priciest part of this job ($100-$127), do these things wear out and are there specs to check them against?
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