scott no longer has the car
i do.
the car moved all the way to the next zip code from him to me
the tapping problem was piston -wrist pin clearance w scored cylinder walls
solved by a short block and rebuild of heads
this is per the work order from the chrysler dealer in houston
who supposedly rented a guy from mercedes to do the actual engine work
a page and half of parts w 19 qts of oil tells me the truth may be something else
puking over tightened intake gaskets, misalinged boots on the y pipe and bad seal job on the valve covers tells me the guy probably wasnt a merc mech
however the tapping isnt present so cest le guerre
happy gnu ear