Oh. I can position the cam shaft faster and more precisely by slowly turning the PS pump pulley with a socket wrench. In my experience, it's hard to get the crank exactly where you want it with the starter because of piston compression and starter overshoot.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew > Strasfogel > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 3:25 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] adjusting valves > > Yeah. It's the remote starter you hook up to turn the engine to align > properly when you've finished adjusting each valve. > > Andrew > DIesel emeritus > > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Scott Ritchey <ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > > Clicker? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > > Andrew > > > Strasfogel > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 3:05 PM > > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] adjusting valves > > > > > > It helps to have a clicker as well. I used to adjust the valves on my > > 123 > > > wagons at MBCA tech sessions, under supervision of course. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Scott Ritchey <ritche...@nc.rr.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > I don't recall if it's been mentioned but (1) always turn the crank > > > shaft > > > > in > > > > the direction of normal rotation and (2) it's easiest to turn the > crank > > > > shaft by turning the power steering pump nut (vs the actual crank > shaft > > > > nut). This should work if the belt tension is correct. While you > are > > > > there, check chain stretch by aligning the marks on the cam tower > and > > > > sprocket and reading the number on the timing pulley in the > crankshaft. > > > Do > > > > it several times to get a reliable number. > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
