Well, it kinds of comes down to what is a little experience. Do you do all your own running maintenance, oil changes, brake jobs and valve adjust. Everyone has too start somewhere. If you can do those routine service jobs with ease, then I think you certainly should and could attempt the head gasket and chain replace. But now when you speak of doing a head job, no. Again, no way! Maybe on a Ford Six gasoline, but not on a Benz Diesel. To do that head right you have to find a shop that specializes in Mercedes diesel. And about the smartest thing we can do is to get it off and bring it there.

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