PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - 1965 190Dc Possible head gasket failure. Diagnosis help.

whunter · #26 09-30-2013, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DrCherry

I will put a plastic bag over them right away.

Tonight I was able to get most everything disconnected from the head including the intake and the exhaust. I put the valve cover back on and a towel over the injection pump. I was able to evacuate the water from the pre-chambers without making a huge mess.

I plugged in my block heater for about 15 minutes while I removed the radiator. I was hoping it would evaporate some of the water. I'm reading up in this old Chilton's manual that came with the car about how to remove the timing chain from the cam sprocket.

I'm hoping to complete the removal tomorrow after work. I wonder if there's anything I should do to keep the internals lubricated, I can turn this thing over and I have one replacement oil filter on hand.

Use a shopvac to remove all possible coolant from the cylinders.
Never use any abrasive on the piston cylinder walls !!!

Cheap oil (don't care if it is ATF, engine or hydraulic) pour the cylinders full.
If you desire to take "extreme measures" (more money), fill the crankcase with diesel fuel during the time you are working on it, then drain over night before final assembly. Note: I save / reuse this batch of contaminated diesel in a pickle bucket for cleaning parts.

If you are wise:
* The cheap engine start up oil will run just long enough to reach full operating temperature and/or a total of two hours before it is (cheap oil) changed.
* You will change to your regular good quality oil (fresh filter) between 300 - 600 miles.

ANY time you plan to leave it more than six hours, apply a LIGHT coating of axle grease to the parting surface of the engine block and cylinder head to prevent corrosion.

Coat the camshaft and rockers with a heavy layer of axle grease, put it in a plastic bag.

Put the camshaft in a totally protected area:
* No danger of falling = it can break.
* No danger of scratching - gouging the cam lobes.

FYI if the camshaft is already damaged, catalogs claim MB# 6160510601 is available for roughly $170.00 USD.

"However" you will probably need the following ancillary parts to make the superseded camshaft fit correctly.

+1 A 621 050 07 97
+1 A 616 180 01 27
+2 N 000137 005201
+1 N 000137 006200
+1 N 000912 006066
+2 N 000933 005030
+2 N 071434 008122
+8 A 616 050 02 33
+8 A 615 053 01 20
+8 A 615 053 00 72
+8 A 153 990 02 51

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