It is a RODBENDER. At 200k miles the cylinder(s) got ovalled out, it started using oil and no one bothered to check the oil or add any. That is my guess.
Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Streib" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cheap Rodbender > "Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Or the key would need to wedge in the screen and work back and forth as >> the engine was started and stopped for 200000 miles until it wore >> through the screen. >> >> Very likely. > > How likely is it that a key was left in the pan AT THE FACTORY in the > first place? THAT seems unlikely to me... I'd think the pan would be > about the last thing installed on a new engine and probably done at > its own "station" on the line. More likely, if the story is true at > all, it was dropped in during some subsequent repair or maintenance > job. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > 1966 230 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
