Challenges When Doing Valve Adjustment on Early Gas Engines | Engine Problem

Special tools are needed but you can still run into problems

When working on engines 30 years and older you can run into some real challenges. This is typically the case when attempting to do a valve adjustment. This applies to almost all four and six clyinder single cam engines as well as the early V8's from the late 1950's up to the mid 1970's

Problem & Solution

Common among these chassis:

R107

W108 W109

W110 W111 W112 Sedan

W111 W112 Coupe

W113

W114

W116

To see these challenges first hand and the tools you will need, watch the YouTube video of Kent doing a valve adjustment on his W113 280SL. CLICK HERE to view.