by Kent Bergsma
In this short video Kent talks about the problems they ran into when a friend removed the cylinder head on his 1982 300D for the purpose of "just replacing the head gasket." This is just a quick discussion of the problem and an explanation of what really needed to be done to fix the problem. Watch our On demand videos on troubleshooting the overheat and coolant loss problem as well as removing a 617 diesel cylinder head.
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Part 2: Diesel Buyer Beware - Cylinder Head Gasket Failure and Removal Woes - On Demand Video
Is it really only "just a head gasket?" Kent will remove a cylinder head to illustrate the myth.