The bores shows no wear and have the original crosshatching. I don't want to touch those so I am being very careful not to move them around. I don't want the rings to move as I don't expect them to seat a second time.

The rod bearings look worn. The mains look ok but for some long scoring. The crank looks fine too. I will check for wrist pin/bushing wear (very carefully) when I take the crank out.

If I find problems with the piston pins, then I will have to rethink what I want to do. I've been told different things as to whether I can just put on new rings without reboring or honing and having it reseat properly. This means another trip to the machine shop. This was to be an inexpensive rebuild.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)