I've got $500 here waiting for you to deliver it to my door.... Luther
On Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:55:40 -0500, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I have this 300SDL I picked up a while back. The guy who had it > bought it from a list member from another list. Drove it back somewhere > in the NE back to OK. Anyway, he says IIRC after a while of driving he > couldnt keep oil in it. Not sure where it was going but thats what he > said. It broke down and he had ot have it towed back to OK. Took it to > a local shop and I know they ran a compression test on it but Im not > sure what the numbers where. They pulled the head and I think they said > it was warped. They also said the engine needs to be rebuilt because > you could move one of the pistons back and forth in its bore. The head > is sitting on the engine but not installed. Today I looked at it for a > minute and the head does have a couple of cracks between a couple of > cylinders valves. #1 piston is at TDC and I can move it back and forth > very slightly. I cant tell you how much but its a little loose. #6 is > also at TDC or close to it, and I can move it a little but its quite a > bit tighter than #1. The others I cant move, they are down in their bore. > > So the question is, should this piston be able to be moved at all? > Given this info and what the PO says happened, would I be better off > just yanking the engine and dropping in another? That is what I am > leaning towards. -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine _______________________________________ 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
