What happened was the vac pump broke and a piece of it got stuck in the chain breaking thr camshaft in 3 pieces. Timing chain never broke, but it did take out all the rails and slides.
I have rebuilt just about everything and need to make sure the pump is set right before going any farther.

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1983 300sd 150,000 miles on her (wifes)
1997 dodge ram 2500 cummins turbo diesel 550rwhp with a set of twins ready to go on.
2005 Audi A6 2.7T Sline Quattro
1998 30' Four Winds

If the chain was never off the sprockets, you either perform a drip test or you use the A/B lights if the IP has the port. Since it's an '83, the chance of the port is probably slim...........but, as mentioned, a photo would confirm.

Thanks Brian.
Here are a couple of pics. not sure what your looking for.

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1983 300sd 150,000 miles on her (wifes)
1997 dodge ram 2500 cummins turbo diesel 550rwhp with a set of twins ready to go on.
2005 Audi A6 2.7T Sline Quattro
1998 30' Four Winds