Diesel RVs: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Head experts...your insight please

These engines need to inhale and exhale better.

--- On Sun, 1/9/11, bgiovan <bgiovan@cavtel.net> wrote:

From: bgiovan <bgiovan@cavtel.net>
Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Head experts...your insight please
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 7:37 AM

Now Nate, that's something I hadn't considered. But I like it. Googled the idea and hit this thread: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123-e-ce-d-cd-td/1222708-port-polish.html

Hmmm…

Damn you Nate!

Ben near Detroit .

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Nate Rector
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 8:16 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Head experts...your insight please

Port and polish head will you at it,and try it on intake manifold.Intead of rebuilding turbo,get one from a wreck Jeep Liberty diesel.This should give you extra 20 hp.

--- On Sun, 1/9/11, bgiovan <bgiovan@cavtel.net> wrote:

From: bgiovan <bgiovan@cavtel.net>
Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Head experts...your insight please
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 7:09 AM

Working on the receiving car starting today. Been kinda nice to be able to dismantle the donor in my garage to learn what to do on the recipient. Main problem here is I am a total neophyte. I can read and turn a wrench but of course there's a lot of difference between doing this work and calculating inside and outside basis adjustments under IRC §704 (I can't do that without reading first either!). All comes down to experience and the school of hard knocks. But I'm not askared!

As soon as I get the recipient car torn down I'll shoot some pics of course. Thinking of just biting the bullet and sending this head out to get the once-over. I'm also pulling the starter and rebuilding the turbo while I have this all torn down. It's all open and easily accessible (except the top bolt on the starter of course). I'm hoping the lower half of the recipient motor is in good shape. Only has 150k on it so…

Also thinking about straight thru-no muffler exhaust! Vrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooommmmmmmmmm!

Fun times.

Ben near Detroit

From: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com [mailto: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Mark in Lakewood CO
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 12:59 AM
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [diesel_mercedes] Head experts...your insight please

Looks good to me!

Is there any evidence of corrosion/rust on the mating surfaces? (Hard to tell in photos....)

Did you see anything on the "bad" head that indicated a problem? What does the receiving engine's low end look like?

Mark in Lakewood , CO
(51 degrees F today [Saturday], 34 tomorrow, 12 on Monday, with snow!)

To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
From: bgiovan@cavtel.net
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 00:11:26 +0000
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Head experts...your insight please

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...

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#

Ben near Detroit