I'm looking forward to this coming out and apart, and seeing what's going on!

It'll be interesting to know the real story behind what finally caused the car to be parked. I can(with my small brain) only imagine 2 scenarios where you bend a Mercedes Diesel conrod:

1) Head gasket failure or crack in the head that lets in a bunch of water while sitting, and then engine gets cranked over and started.

2) The engine won't start and someone gives it a fat shot of ether instead of WD-40.

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