Top End Rebuild - Day 22

Spent about 4hrs on the car today. Did the final 60N.m retorque stage on the head bolts and fit the intake manifold. Used a bit of silicone on the fittings for the short water hose between the intake manifold and water pump because the replacement hose I used was 1-3/4" (44mm) internal diameter, which is about 2mm bigger than the original. Mercedes wanted something like $80+ for a meter of that hose. I wasn't going to pay that when I only needed 55mm worth of hose. Got some generic - but much better quality than the original Mercedes hose, from Car Quest for $35/meter.

Used Gasgacinch on the intake manifold and cylinder head sides when fitting the intake manifold. Thanks to the two little dowels in the cylinder head, fitting the intake manifold gasket goes without a sweat.