Ben,
As others have stated, I'm not an expert on MB heads, though I just had
the head off my Toyota truck worked on earlier this year.
Is this going to be your daily driver, or something that your dumping
time and money into? How many miles on the head as well as the block
it's going on? I'm assuming that the block shown is the donor, not the
one you're using? Did you run this engine before taking it apart?
Nothing is glaring in the head pics, beyond cleaning it up. That said,
if you didn't check the compression before you took it off, how do you
know it's OK?
I'd at least find out how much it would cost to get a valve job. I spent
$180 to get a valve job and the head re-surfaced for the Toyota (was
pitted from blown head gasket when I bought it). It came back all clean too.
If this is something you're fixing up, keeping and don't want to take
off again, then make sure it's OK.
Otherwise, just clean it up, and reinstall. :)
Rob
Garden Grove, CA
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> 6a. Head experts...your insight please
> Posted by: "bgiovan" bgiovan@cavtel.net bgiovan
> Date: Sat Jan 8, 2011 4:11 pm ((PST))
>
> Well got the head off the donor car today (recall needing to R&R the head on a 1979 W116 300SD). First time doing this so...
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> If the experts would care to gander at the photos and give me their feedback, I'd be ever so grateful!
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/116318077355015592300/300SDHeadTurboRedux#
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> Ben near Detroit
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