You'll need a day or three to complete the job. Do it right and avoid the k-seal. Band-aids like can cause trouble for the rest of your cooling system.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.