Hi, 'new to the forum, great reading the posts.

I'd like opinions on a 1973 220D I purchased off eBay (a mistake I won't do again). I had the car shipped to L.A. and driving it home 200 miles I found: temp. gauge broken, no heat from heater, radiator at ambient temperature. The car was from FL, so the heater was not missed I guess. With a new thermostat, the temperature comes up to normal, but it badly smokes (blue) for about 5 minutes after a cold start. It takes about 3 or so minutes of cranking and glowing to start after sitting for a night (60 degrees). After starting, it is rough running for a few minutes until nice and warm.

It is now stored, but I'd like to get it on the road.

Compression shows, in order 1 - 4: 280, 160, 190, 280. Records with the car show an engine "rebuild" 30,000 miles ago, new pistons, rings, timing chain and valve job on head.

So what to do? Purge? Italian tune-up, lot's of them? (I'll probably get a ticket before it warms up with all the smoke.) Any ideas as to what running cold by previous owner would do to the engine?

Thanks in advance, Ron