Oh yes ~ I try not to bother you alls with Farm / Field Fixes but dating back to the 'T' model days , a 1/2" wide paint stripe of flat white latex housepaint around the perimiter of a head gasket , will staunch those pesky oil leaks so many 'T' and 'A' Model Fords & BMC 'B' Series engines seem to always have.....
These fixes work but me , I'm _really_ lazy (just ask Tom who's eyes are rolling just reading this) so I prefer to do things 100 % the first time then I never have to worry about then again ~ I've never changed the clutch in my vehicles more than once no matter how many hard miles I put on them for example .
To - day I have SWMBO's clean '82 240D , I'll install a full set of four Bilstein HD shocks . , then rake leaves & dog poop until my back gives out .
-Nate
Bobby wrote:
>
> Nate, For those not willing to go to the expense of CopperCote, I was
> told that whatever aluminum paint was cheap would help a head gasket
> seal (hang the gasket on a wire and spray both sides of the gasket).
> But you are probably correct that MB diesels don`t need it. We might
> remember it for other cars and trucks. Bobby
>
> On 12/28/11, Nate <vwnate1@...> wrote:
> >
> > He thought you had removed the cylinder head , in non Mercedes applications
> > , many Mechanics use a special spray on sealer called
> > " Kopper Kote " made by Permatex , it is one of the very few good gasket
> > sealers , specialy made for problematic cylinder head gaskets .
> >
> > Not to worry , your Mercedes was properly designed and built (unlike say my
> > 1959 Nash Metropolitan that has a reputation for leaky head gaksets) so you
> > should not need (nor ever use) gasket in a tube or spray can .
> >
> > Nate R. is a long time Machinist & Hot Rodder so he appoaches the job a bit
> > differently . not better nor worse , just differently .
> >
> > -Nate
> > Trish wrote:
> >>
> >> HUH?
> >>
>
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