Thread: 300SDL Stuck engine with bad noise and vibration when cranking.
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Old 07-29-2011, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by dude99 View Post
never turn the engine backward, you can cause the timing chain to slip...
While generally a bad idea its not going to slip. Engines are designed to rock backwards a bit, anyone with a stick shift knows that.
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