Yea, why?

I had the intake off to replace the plenum pan gasket, that's when I realised the cam damage and spotted the bad lifter. If you got a clicky clacky noise like this that seems to be coming from the valve cover, I recomment you use some oil additive to help clean up the internals and maybe get the stuck lifter unstuck and if that doesn't help I'd just replace all 16 lifters before it's too late and further demage will be the result in other parts of your valve train. If the noise seems to be coming from the front of your engine, check your timing chain and gears for wear and or play.

@@DubiusTheWolf thank you!

@@DubiusTheWolf my noise goes PACKA-PACKA-PACKA-PACKA

@@kevinclancy. does it sound anything like mine or more like a different kind of thing?

@@DubiusTheWolf well last night I removed the valve covers to check for extra play in the rockers and the side that I’ve never messed with had no extra play, but the other side is one where I had to remove the rockers once and those rockers all had extra play, and when I wiggled one of the rockers it made that exact sound “PACKA PACKA PACKA” so I think I found the source of the sound I hope i can correct it with tightening the rocker bolts

glad you found out

Check the wheelers dealers episode. they explain it what to do.

Not really, why'd you think so? These motors have just never been good cold starters

@@DubiusTheWolf From my personal experience, all the diesels I started, needed one or two attempts to crank, even at -10°C, as long as they are in a standard state ( acceptable compression, no broken rings or blown head gaskets, chain not stretched, timing ok, no leaks in diesel- line, glow plugs in good working order, etc etc.)

@@HeinerStorch to be honest I don't remember the temp, but I think is must have been somewhere around 5 or 7 degree Celsius. Also I don't remember which engine this one being started in the video is - the one that was in there when we bought it got treated horribly by the previous owner and died sooner rather than later, it was worn out to no end and the main bearings were like literally gone, it spun pretty much all of them It got replaced with the exact same engine. But I dunno which one of these it is that you see in these videos. All I remember is that the "new" one (used engine as well but in good condition) was just as horrible of a starter and moody as heck at it just like the old one. I'm really not a Mercedes guy and don't know much about the LR either, it used to be mum's just for fun Sunday ride and my stepfather used to take care of it so I never really been involved much. Are you a Mercedes guy? Got experiences with these engines (OM617 I Think) or are you a LR guy? Btw starting these Mercedes 5 cyl engines always was a bizzare thing to me, it even needed cycling the glow plugs in 25 degree weather and also when it was already semi warm after some driving. My Powerstroke started in like 5 degree weather with no issues without glow plugs at all from what I remember

@@DubiusTheWolf nonsense. The 300.diesels are good starters. There is something wrong with yours. And you have to press the gaspedal and hold it when you start a cold diesel. If it starts release the pedal. Are your glowplugs all.okay?. looks like your fuel drops back to your tank also.

Well sorry to tell you're wrong, but it's a 6 speed. And well, sorry to disappoint you again but I do have a CDL and everything else it takes to truck for a living and that's what I'm doing day day out. I dunno about Alaska so I'm not gonna judge that, but in this area I'm actually one of the slowest, most patient, careful and "friendly" driver you'll find. But yeah, you're right about one thing: it does have a problem with the air system. It's not really a leak tho, it's a bad pressure regulator. Anyways, thank you for your concern.

Oh right.. And seat belts are not required for certain types of vehicles of certain ages in certain countries.

I'm not sure, you'll just have to give it a try! Sorry mate

Glad to hear you like it! Sorry about the audio thingy, I'm really not a pro.... Actually I'm questioning why I even made this video, I bet there's tons of better how to's out there xD

Nope, it's a Flowmaster Super 50 if I remember correctly Can look for the part number if you want to know exactly I know this one's not being made anymore tho

Vehicle was from Norway, video shot in Germany

at 5:02 he says he's in 4x4. All vehicles are light in the back-end. If your worried about sliding or traction, throw some weight back there. Makes a huge difference. I drive a F150 4x4 and throw about 200 Ibs in the bed to stabilize her. Most times I don't even need 4x4 because of the added traction.

I'm pretty sure I had her in 4wd cuz pretty much anything unloaded that's rwd handles horribly and has horrible traction in snow no matter what tires you got on em My E350 is the worst cuz it's got the heavy 7.3 diesel weighing down the front end and there's literally no weight on the rear end I think she's got like 1 ton on the rear wheels and about 1.8 on the front when empty and that means you're stuck as soon as your front wheels hit a somewhat sunk in culvet or man hole xD When I was towin a trailer with a lot of tongue weight she made it up and down them mountain roads safely and wonderfully trouble free with lots of snow, it's not only up to to em tires but also weight on the drive axle as well as weight distribution between your dead and drive axle

sand bag x2

I'm sorry I can't really help you with that one, but I've never seen one cracked open before so I'm not sure what to say here :(

Both rear wheels are driven, they're both supposed to spin and drive the mower.

@@DubiusTheWolf Thanks. Than I have a problem with left wheel. Regards from Croatia.

You're welcome! I hope it'll be an easy and cheap fix! Keep the nice machine going ;)

@@DubiusTheWolf I dissemble it yesterday. Teeth on left wheel are all gone. I need to buy new one. Do you have some recommendations where to get it spare one?

Yeah, the 7.3 PowerStroke is rather knocky at idle - although you might still wanna pay attention to the sound of the thing idling every now and then. When there's what sounds like a knock from one single cylinder, like a bad rod bearing or something, it's most likely cylinder number 8 and it's usually either fuel pressure or cam sensor related. When it sounds rather irregular at idle in general, like.. when the sound changes a little some from second to second, it might indicate something being wrong with your hight pressure oil system, maybe the ICP or IPR not working correctly, Mine was doing that when the IPR wiring harness was going bad and shorting out, leaving the IPR unable to work properly. Was sounding goofy at idle and lacking torque and power a little some, no codes though however, till it died completely. If it has a sharp constant knock to it at itle, it is most likely just low fuel pressure at idle. It tends to put injection timing a little sharper when starving of fuel and cause it to knock like an old Actros.

You're welcome man! Glad it helped!

Thank you camper foxy!

Danke!

Haha dat sounds like a plan man xD

Or just buy a decent battery, but what would be the fun in that.

Bro, this was five years ago

The Red Warning Light is Low Air Pressure. Air Booster over hydraulic brakes. Not air brakes. Air for 2 x 4, 4 x 4 and 4 wheel Lock shifting as well. Bad air leak somewhere. Watch the white needle too. It’s fluctuating between 50 and 100 psi maybe. That’s a big swing.

@@rbstephenson4338 yup all Mercedes trucks of the era had that warning light.

Haha well I'm glad you're enjoying it like that! Really, what kinda diesel guys would we all be if we hadn't tried that, it's a must xD And well yeah that sure gets too much over time, for them ears at least, not like you'd ever get enough of that sound tho!

Good question i have the same problem. Did you find out how to play the CD?

Thanks a lot!

Previous owners had it swapped in because heck knows why They toasted the first one, we bough it running and it decided to die after a few more months. Then put another 300 in it.

I dunno, it's normal for computers to run on both, I don't know why, nor if the CD drive would actually work with only one of em. ;)

5 volts for the circuits inside and 12 volts for the motors.It cant work without these voltages

D...du?! Mann ja... Gesehen haben wir uns zum letzten mal vor 6 jahren oder so..?

@@DubiusTheWolf Japp, es ist lang her.... Bin noch auf deviantART, wenn du sabbeln möchtest. Lg und frohe Festtage wünsch ich!

Yeah it sure needs all of that but it ain't mine and not runnin on my budget either, I personally woulda done a lot to it. I don't even think it's been running a single time this year..

Old, possibly somewhat worn out engine. Few bad glow plugs too, I suppose. And last but not least - bad throttle pedal at that point, which didn't allow for full throttle input.

Well your lucky you have a nice shed to keep it in. Couldn’t help but smile when I noticed the cardboard on the floor!! Great wee truck I have one the same. Bullet proof engine.. Cheers from Ireland Dave

@@davemedlyn071 actually it ain't even warmer in that garage, stuff freezes in there too, but it's dry, yeah :) Thanks :)