On reusing the pistons, I'm not sure on the MBs, yet I had a '70
Kawasaki H1 500 (triple) that would wear in the cylinders after racing
around for a few years, or if the oil injector pump went out. I found it
was cheaper to find used barrels and have them bored, then get the next
sized pistons, as I had already bought the 1 size up pistons, and they
seemed fine. The center cylinder was especially prone to getting worn
out, so it was replaced a few more times then the outer ones.
Rob
'85 300D
Garden Grove, CA
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On 7/22/12 4:47 AM, diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Re: Dammit
> Posted by: "briankk"briankk@att.net
> Date: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:25 pm ((PDT))
>
> Not quite a decade ago, I was quoted ~$900 for a set of 5 new pistons. Fortunately, I didn't need them. I did have a long conversation with a shop in Belmont, CA, (up on the SF peninsula), about re-sleeving the engine, they'd done several. Said that you can usually re-use the stock pistons, which I regarded with a bit of suspicion.. Never needed to get the work done, still have a full set of sleeves, though.
>
> bk
>
> --- On Sat, 7/21/12, Nate<vwnate1@yahoo.com> wrote:
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