My friend's 190E was just diagnosed with a 4” crack on the head.

It is possible to find a used one at a decent price? What kind of cost is he looking at?

Thank you in advance.

Often the crack can be welded and the head salvaged.

Check Ebay
There was a head there just the other day.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1813772032&r=0&t=0

There ya go

Good luck. It's worth the rebuild, I did it last spring. You can see the pictures if you want:
www.users.fast.net/~effort/mb

Kodiak

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1988 190E 2.3 (178,000)
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I would be VERY nervous about buying any used parts by mail order. The old saying 'A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush' applies here.

I definitely would want a professional opinion, even footing the bill, for a professional magnaflux, dye check or whatever would apply to the specific part. Heads can be verrry tricky.