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Originally Posted by stayalert
Understood and thanks for offering the commnets. I've been driving a VW diesel for a while with a modified CCV filter and mods accomodating the intake clogging concern. With the Benz I intend to return it to a stout baseline as originally designed (a clean slate so to speak)....When I accomplish that I will begin to maintain and modify the car in a manner that suits my interests (currently targeting 2 tank WVO system)
Funny, currently it seems I'm making mods to return the car to "normal"....
Your point about assessing chain stretch as a measure of how the car was previously maintained was also a good one in my view.
Cheers
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I am pulling my intake manifold off and cleaning it out and I know is gummed up....I am at that time going to install a block heater which as I don't have a lift is the safest and easiest way for me to do it.
I am still undecided about installing a early 300SD intake and exhause manfold which is pre EGR. Before I go through the trouble to remove 23 years of gummy crud out of it. Point of note is my '79 300SD had a clean intake when I put a block heater in it last year. And that was the last year of a non-EGR equiped 617 Turbodiesel. I plan to do this in a couple weeks after I get the gasket set.
Its also important to know the amount of stretch because a broken timing chain can really ruin a otherwise perfectly good engine....and your disposition when it breaks.