[FONT=Arial][SIZE=7][COLOR=blue] :o Good day. I've worked in the Russian Far East for three years. My wife and I finally decided to purchase a car to enjoy our Sundays. We found and excellent deal (we thought) on a 1993 Mitsubishi Pajero, 4WD / Autotrans / 2800 Intercooled 4cyl T/D / Mk II model. I drove the car 1 week before the water boiled out of the radiator. Since I don't have the tools here to fix the problem, we took the car to a recommended mechanic. The mechanic pulled the head and found the problem; cracks in the head. He said a used head (condition unknown) would cost 40,000 Rubles (US $1450.00) I MEAN THIS IS FOR A USED HEAD! Anyway, a good used or rebuilt head in Sakhalin is nonexistent. Does ANYONE in the immediate world know where I can purchase a new or quality rebuilt head? If you do, please include an estimate of the cost. I'll airfreight it to Russia to get our vehicle back up and running (this morning it was -24C). Thank you in advance for your guidance.

Hi Mate

Give these people a try in the UK.

www.milneroffroad.com

I know they do new and refurbished heads at quite reasonble prices.

Hope this helps :57:

Let me know how you get on with the previous website. I am American as well living in NZ and have a friend who has spent 6 years in Russia with the NZ embassy so I can appreciate your delimea. With a bit of work I could get something decent to you from NZ. I understand that cracked heads are a common problem on the 2.8td around the 150k mark (one of the resons I bought a petrol). If you get something re-built better to make sure head is crack tested before you re-build. Let me know if you want me to chase up some $$, etc.

Jim

Agree Milners are very helpful. I amresident in turkey and have had crown wheel and pinion supplied by them. Ask for Alice - she will help you.

Malcolm Ross