I’m new to the site, and I must say, quite a resource that I have been reading for a few days now. I do nearly every bit of work on my own vehicles, and my friend and family. I bought a 1987 420 SEL a month ago with 243K for $1700. It runs excellent, and drives great. It burns a little oil, but it does not seem to be a problem. It’s to be expected for a car of this vintage. I do oil changes religiously at either 3k or 3 months. My other vehicle is a jeep Cherokee, and it’s a breeze to change the oil. Anyway, I have been reading about cranking with the coil plug off to set the tensioner? Could someone clear that up for me? In addition, I have all of the factory manuals, but they don’t help much at all. I plan to use Delo 15W-40 in the 126. Could someone write a checklist on exactly what to do, so I don’t break the chain guides. I plan to check the chain guides when I change the oil, because now it actually keeps me up at night, and I need to get some sleep. If ya could, give me the steps for changing oil 1...2...3...etc. and I know what I'm doing, just not sure of the particulars.
Thanks.
Mark