Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-29 Thread redghost
It is very worth doing a nice clean on the OM606 intakes. They get really nasty in 10 years. Reduced the air to half On Thursday, April 27, 2006, at 07:32 AM, Woodlandtaylors wrote: Kevin, I actually have two set of bent wrenches for the job you are doing. One is the standard length the

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-28 Thread Jim Cathey
My second problem has to do with valve adjustment. I'm having a VERYYY hard time adjusting the last exhaust valve. There isn't enough room to swing the wrench without hitting the firewall, so I can't adjust it more than one turn. Is there a way around this?(thinking about bending/cutting the

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-28 Thread Woodlandtaylors
] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD My cell number is (971)222-6605, and my home number is (503)430-1910. I sure hope that the shorter wrenches are what I need to bail myself out of this jam! Kevin -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-28 Thread Luther Gulseth
To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD Did you make some bent wrenches? I bought some, but they seem to be too long. I think I'm going to hook up with Dennis T to try out the short wrenches. Even an inch or so would make ALL

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread Rich Thomas
Did you make some bent wrenches? --R kevin kraly wrote: Hello everyone! The first question has to do with the intake manifold, and boy is the inside D-I-R-T-Y! Is there any way short of removal to get this crud out of there? My second problem has to do with valve adjustment. I'm

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread Neal Kramarcy
Kevin, I bent a pair of 14mm for the valve adjustments and have adequate room for #5 cyl (firewall). There are very short wrenches available (Sears has set 10-14mm) so that may help. Good luck. Neal Rich Thomas wrote: Did you make some bent wrenches? --R kevin kraly wrote: Hello

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Do you have the factory adjusting wrenches? kevin kraly wrote: Hello everyone! The first question has to do with the intake manifold, and boy is the inside D-I-R-T-Y! Is there any way short of removal to get this crud out of there? My second problem has to do with valve adjustment.

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread Woodlandtaylors
Kevin, I actually have two set of bent wrenches for the job you are doing. One is the standard length the other are the shorter ones for the Unimog - I never be buying a mog I have used them I one of the cars - they are Stahlwille #12972 brand would sell them at a fair price. Inlet manifold, I

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread kevin kraly
Did you make some bent wrenches? I bought some, but they seem to be too long. I think I'm going to hook up with Dennis T to try out the short wrenches. Even an inch or so would make ALL the difference in the world on the #5 cyl valves! Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon Giesela, 1981 300CD 204K

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread kevin kraly
What would you sell your stahlwille wrenches for? My wrenches should work well for someone, so they'll be up for sale. Any takers? They were $87 new, used only once, so make me a good offer. Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon Giesela, 1981 300CD 204K miles

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread Woodlandtaylors
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Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread kevin kraly
My cell number is (971)222-6605, and my home number is (503)430-1910. I sure hope that the shorter wrenches are what I need to bail myself out of this jam! Kevin

Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD

2006-04-27 Thread R A Bennell
, 2006 3:54 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions about valve adjustment and my 1981 300CD Did you make some bent wrenches? I bought some, but they seem to be too long. I think I'm going to hook up with Dennis T to try out the short wrenches. Even an inch or so would make