That was a replacement head already.
-Rolf
On 3/4/2011 5:32 PM, Benz Hogs wrote:
What about finding someone with a 603rodbender and offering to
purchase their #22 head? This is what I did on eBay for my SDL. Came
with injectors and chambers.
Luther KB5QHU Oak Park, IL
'87 300SDL (312,xxx mi)
'91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)
On 3/4/2011 10:17 AM, Rolf wrote:
Yes, remember that new #22 head is really going to cost upwards of
$4k when you throw in valves etc.
Reman #17 or better is the way to go. Personally, just start with the
headgasket and have the head inspected and work from there. While the
head is off you can hand lap the valves as well if everything checks
out OK.
I compared the 606 to the 603 hg last night, the 606 def seems to be
of different material. The Finns say its copper but without one in
hand........
-Rolf.
On 03/04/2011 10:24 AM, Max Dillon wrote:
Yes, that is a consideration. I've put a lot of time and $ into
this car and I
certainly would be happy to keep driving it for another five or ten
years.
I'd really like to find a used head with #17 or later casting and
keep the
~$1500 difference in my pocket.
-Max
________________________________
From: Alex Chamberlain<apchamberl...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 9:26:55 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OM603 Valve Tick Diagnoses and Fix
On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Max
Dillon<meadedil...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
I just received the lab results from the latest engine oil sample:
Sodium
jumped
from 5 ppm to 115 ppm, which the lab tech interpreted as "Coolant
additives
are
present". The car does require infrequent topping off of the
coolant, so it
looks as if pulling the head to replace the head gasket is now the
plan...
Ouch. If budget permits, and you intend to keep the car indefinitely,
I strongly recommend that, rather than a used one, you buy a nice new
#21 head, or whatever is the latest iteration with all the bugs fixed,
and have the peace of mind that you'll never have to do it again.
Alex
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