450SL bent valves
			 
			 
			
		
		
		
			
			At unknown mileage I rebuilt the engine of my '76 450SL.  It was running fine before but smoking a little.  Rebuild included new timing chain, rails,  timing gears, hydraulic compensators & one new cam.   After rebuild, with about 5000 miles the valves on the left head bentand woodruff key sheared off on cam.   I removed head and corrected the problem.  After another 1000 miles the same thing happened, more bent valves on left head only with woodruff key sheared off again.  Timing chain looks a little loose only at top idler gear between heads.  Any ideas??  I'm getting more experienced at head removal than I ever wanted to be.
			
				
			
		 
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
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