You don't seem to be any further forward.

I wouldn't run the engine like that - it seems like others would.

What are you going to do?

Is slamming things back together and then trying it out worth your time? Or would you rather take the gamble with another engine? Or do you think a strip down and rebuild is the way to go?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!