with the head off you still need to send it off to be checked at the very least. Might be warped, might have cracks you cant see
OK Don wrote: > With the help of Luther's magic pin pulling tool, we got the head off > today. you can see from the photos (if Kaleb approves them), that the > head and block look good. It was very oily between #1 and the chain > vault. Both sides of the gasket were wet and so were the head and > block. There is one photo of #3 or 4 cyl gasket area for reference. > I'd wiped the oil off the head and block before I took the photos, so > those are the cleaner areas in the photos. > > Although we haven't cleaned the head for re-assembly, I don't see any > cracking anywhere. I also don't see signs of the head being brnt or > eroded from combustion gases - which I did expect to see. The PO > (Richard) drove it this way for a couple of years! > It doesn't look very carboned up to me, though it's been a LONG time > since I've seen a Diesel head off an engine. > > I see from the EPC that there have been several versions of this head > gasket over the years, adding extra sealing aroung coolant and oil > ports, etc. > > What are the current thoughts about gasket sealants on head gaskets? > This one did not have any on it, though it's probably original with > 200k miles.. > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 86 560SL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250, 66 220SEb http://www.okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
