The problem may not be rings. The last of the 200D's and the first of the 220D's had some bad metal in the engines. The cylinders would wear out egg shaped before 100k miles. Not many 68 or 69 diesels survive with the original engines still in them.

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



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