Anyone have a replacement head for a cracked om603 #14?

Where are you?
Have you scoured the parts yards?

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

There are 3 on eBay - #18, #20, new #22.

Sixto
MB-less

Sixto is there much difference between the 18 and 20/22 heads as far as failure rates?

I don't think so.

the #22 is the newest casting from MB.

I'd go for the #20, and take him up on the offer to have the machine work done before it arrives, unless you have a shop you prefer.

have him PRESSURE TEST the head, and VERIFY the head will be in spec before you get it.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

that 18 with the broken ear, looks like it was running for a while with a bad head gasket in 3 cylinders.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Thanks for the advice!

Is this car a keeper of fix and sell? An extra $1500 spread over the life of a keeper is change. With the right documentation, you should recover some of cost if/when you sell it.

Sixto
MB-less

I have a #17 head in good condition it pass the pressure test and it's for sale

Working on getting a #20. It needs to pass a Leak test though. Hold onto the 17 for now. Anybody have a line on monarch nozzles? Might as well redo the injectors too! This car is a keeper. The #14 lasted over 200 K. Thanks for the Help!

PM greazzer in regards to injectors. He's the resident injector guru.

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'98 E300 Turbo "Juliette"
'85 Federal 300TD