Thoughts: I recall, this car had the head replaced before? Or was it just the head gasket?
On removal of the head, I would inspect carefully for any evidence of cavitation, with a weep hole in a cylinder wall, block crack, or other leak path, while the head is being checked. Open once.. check twice.. On 3/3/15, Fred Moir via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Dimitri.WARNING. > This is just an opinion.The head probably will not have been re-engineered > to accept different types of bolts.The bolts went from torque-to-spec to > torque to yield. In effect the old bolts became rigid under tension and the > later ones retained some "springy-ness"Provided that the used 12 point bolts > are within spec and not cracked, I'd re-use them after cleaning the block > threads thoroughly and hand fitting them to ensure smooth fitment.Have you > matched the head/gaskets to the olde and new parts?YMMV. > > Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > >> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 12:08:48 -0500 >> To: dsereta...@yahoo.com; mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Overheating 240D more info >> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Mar 2, 2015, at 8:21 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes >> > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > Does anyone know if I can use cylinder head that came from engine with >> > 12 point head bolts on an engine which uses hex cylinder head bolts? >> > Shop manual says that hex head bolts must be used in engine that came >> > with such bolts but unclear if head from newer engines can be placed on >> > old engine. >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
