1995 e320 head removed today with the assistance of my brand new Big Red engine hoist. Please see my web site and comment.

http://home.earthlink.net/~sasjzl/me...cementjourney/

I am now deciding how much I want to do it, if anything, at a machine shop. 197k miles. Problem was it was leaking oil like a sieve from the front right of the head. I am thinking of just bringing it down to my local indy place and asking them what they would do. It was a struggle for sure getting it out but I learned alot about my Merc and it was not that bad.

Thanks,
Jim Lee