LoL, yes, duuude, that was my point (guess you didn't read my entire reply).
Mac on 5/15/06 2:13 PM, andrew strasfogel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Why not simply replace the engine with a good used one? Wouldn't that be > the cheaper option? > > > On 5/15/06, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Good advice, but in my experience over the years the problems is, that >> once >> you get the head off things start to multiply like wabbits. The car has >> 300k >> miles, so there's really no point in not having the head re-conditioned >> once >> it's out... then while we're at it, what about the leaking seals... and so >> on. >> >> Once you start whipping it back into shape, it starts to look much the >> same >> as getting a rusty parts car and exchanging engines. >> >> I was willing to deal with the other defects of this high miles engine, as >> it is, but I just don't see what starts as a quick fix, ending up that >> way. >> >> Someone by all means persuade me to the other side. It's just that I've >> BTDT >> in similar circumstances on other cars and I'm very, very loathe to pull >> the >> head for anything but a head gasket job. >> >> Cheers >> >> Mac >> >> on 5/15/06 1:32 PM, Richard Hattaway at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> >>> Steve, >>> >>> You can pull the head, pull the lower pan, ream #1 cyl ridge ring, pop >>> out #1 and repair the ring/replace the piston/whatever, and put it back >>> in w/o taking the engine out of the car. >>> >>> More than likely the sleeve is within spec, and you can fix the car for >>> very few bux. Rings are cheap. Ring and piston is somewhere around >>> $100 as I recall. >>> >>> Now #4 is a bit more difficult (c: >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> >>> >>> --- Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey, everyone, I sort of dropped off the face of the earth but now >>>> I'm >>>> back.... Nice to 'see' you all again (huh?). >>>> >>>> Okay, way back months ago I was talking about the 240d I picked up >>>> from >>>> Mike, and the fact that I sorta lost one cylinder without warning, >>>> one >>>> morning (excuse the rhyme). Number 1 cylinder showed 15 lbs >>>> compression, but >>>> came way up when I squirted in some oil. This thing as 300k on it, so >>>> it >>>> does not owe anyone a whole lot. But it ran great last fall when I >>>> was >>>> driving it, albeit was smoking a bit and using oil. >>>> >>>> When the weather cleared I put in a lot of time on it. Adjusted the >>>> valves >>>> and tried every snake-oil remedy I could think of, hoping I had a >>>> stuck >>>> ring, maybe carbon buildup. Yeah I was reaching. >>>> >>>> In any case, I eventually had it running on about half a crankcase >>>> full of >>>> Marvel Mystery oil, with Marvel in the fuel as well. Turned the idle >>>> up way >>>> high and literally ran it for days on end, trying to see if I could >>>> lose the >>>> smaking and hard miss. >>>> >>>> And lo and behold it was just about back after about 3 days. If you >>>> left it >>>> on high idle, after an hour or so the exhaust cleared up and it ran >>>> smooth >>>> with just the odd pop-pop-pop (soft miss). HOWEVER, if you took it >>>> out on >>>> the road, tho it would perform okay and not smoke while driving, once >>>> you >>>> came back to idle the hard miss was back for about 20 minutes. >>>> >>>> So then I changed the oil and had to park it for a week. Came back, >>>> and it >>>> was back to square #1. Smokes WORSE than it ever did, now is hard to >>>> start >>>> (started great before I did that oil change and parked it). DOH. >>>> >>>> Took it to a reliable, old-time German independent. He says ring has >>>> come >>>> unseated, forget it, no T-shirt, put a fork in it, etc. Says it's now >>>> zero >>>> compression on #1. He can't believe I was driving it. >>>> >>>> I am a stubborn bastid. I saw that car run ok and drove it. I don't >>>> want to >>>> give up. >>>> >>>> I want to tow it back to my storage lot and try a 1/2 oil 1/2 varsol >>>> "oil >>>> change" as one last shot. Maybe let some Pepsi soak down there too. >>>> >>>> THoughts? TIA >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Mac >>>> '82 300sd >>>> '82 240d (x2) >>>> '60 220s >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.striplin.net >>>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >>>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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