I scrounged a valve cover from the 300D at PnP the other day. OM617 engine and the thing looked ok enough to pick it, but there was the standard coating of grime. I washed it off and got some 000 steel wool to buff it prior to going to town on a full shiny polishing. There is a crack, looks like a casting failure actually, on the front that goes full across at the spot two thirds up where the vertical angles back to the rounded top. Crack is through and through, but shows no sign of oil having seeped.
Question is — Will it weld? Do I need to worry about welding? It is probably a job I can swing with a torch and aluminum rod, but is it really critical? clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers _______________________________________ 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
