I sent a link to a place that works on them > Nope - not too late. The head has been cleaned with brake cleaner - no > cracks are visible. I'm looking for a shop that can test it now --- > this is not a hot bed of Mercedes head shops! > I still don't see any reason for the oil leak between #1 and the chain > case. those bolts were certainly tight enough! > > On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:04 PM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN > Charleston SC J63 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> OK Don, >> >> On digest and so maybe time-late, but try spraying brake cleaner on the >> area between the valves and the pre-chamber to see if there are any >> cracks there (they may be quite visible once you clean down to bare >> metal). Then I'd highly recommend you pay $50 or so to have the head >> pressure-checked and cleaned-up, to make sure there aren't any deeper >> issues. Book says that the pressure check (of the coolant passages) is >> supposed to be done in a hot tank (80 deg C). >> > -- > OK Don, KD5NRO > Norman, OK > "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." > -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain > '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply > Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) > > _______________________________________ > 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 >
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