Hi folks, Hope you are all doing well!
My eldest has fixed the freeze plug using a pair of cold chisels and a bit of steel pipe on the 300SDL's 603, so now we need to button up the engine. However: 1) the intake manifold has been off for a long time (5 years?) and probably had water, dirt, bugs around. Son vacuumed out and ran a rag around the air intakes in the block. Do we need to make sure they are spotless, or is lack of obvious contamination enough? Suggestions for more effective cleaning methods? 2) the stop lever is stuck down. Maybe it is just seized, but I may also have smashed it down while removing the intake. Did I break something in the IP, or the lever itself? Should I try to cajole it up? 3) I recall to turn the engine over a few times by hand, once everything is assembled. Given the stop lever I will also keep a 2x4 handy and make sure fuel is at the injectors. Anything else? It's nice to be behind a wrench again, even if only by proxy! Thanks for any advice! -Tim _______________________________________ 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
