Thanks to everyone who helped me understand this problem. Found out the head was not properly sealed from some previous work which had been done on the car. There are some other things that might as well be fixed while my mechanic has it torn down. The parts are on order and I'm looking forward to being behind the wheel again soon!Once again, I'd like to say how much I appreciated everyone's help and advice!

anytime Linda and that is what makes this board so good. All of the folks listed in links and the techs that offer advice do an outstanding job. Hope they all get rich off of this little web site one day. Maybe you should work toward using the board to help you learn how to do your own work. That way you could purchase the parts from PartsShop.
take care and good luck
engatwork
'95 E320
'97 Honda CRV

Linda, thanks for following up on the progress report. It's nice to see continuity
and more so happy closure!

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1979 300D
133K miles
1989 300SE
1995 C280