old "marvin" (see signature) is actually a no-rust, southern car with 106k miles. had a cold compression test done after valve adjustment and i am low 300 psi on cylinders 1 through 4, and #5 (rear cylinder next to firewall) is at 240. can't get him to start hardly at all below 20˚F. stumble starts in the the 20's and finicky starts in the 30's. he runs silky smooth after getting started. i mean, REALLY smooth.

what do you recommend i do? all experts and novices alike, please chime in. i'm just a weekend wrencher and consider the thought of having to tear the motor down as being over my head...as in WAY over my head! my thoughts are:

1. Re-ring only;
2. Re-sleeve and re-ring;
3. Complete lower-end rebuild; or,
4. Do nothing and just drive him 9 months out of the year.

Also, how much would each of the options be in $'s in your area?

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'98 E300 TD "Lukas" 156K
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