rebuilt by someone that did few diesels and considered a diesel as just another engine and Mercedes no different than Chevy or Ford.
That may be the case with this car, unfortunately. Fortunately, as you've said before, there are plenty of serviceable MB's out there with original engines that still have plenty of life in them. Nothing about the rest of the car screams well maintained either.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR1983 300SD 266K miles, Ursula