It turns out I had stuck rings in the beginning of my thread '617....wvo egine.....won't start' I had stuck rings. It turns out later that I had to find another engine because the motor with stuck rings has a bad cylinder bore.

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Ian White

1995 E300 Diesel w124 OM606
2014 E550 w212 M278 biturbo

2001 BMW 740i E38 M62 (past)
1981 300SD w126 OM617 (past)