It looks as though the engine is coming out of my 300sd (although probably not until next spring). It makes no sense to me to have the thing on the stand and not "go through it". I will be certain to follow the MB manual to the letter, but as a matter of curiousity, do you not hone the cylinder walls. I was taught, that this was SOP, to help seat the new rings, and I have always done so. If, in fact, there is a crosshatching that is meant to be there, honing might not be the smartest thing to do.
Any comments??
Thanks,
Jim