These old cars are a pain in the posterior. Froggy has been having the farts (Backfiring) for a while. We have discussed it here a few times with all manner of solutions mentioned. I decided to see what another indy would find.
I had attended a club meeting at a German car shop that was trying to get more attention from Benz owners. I had Froggy up on the lift at that gathering and minor issues were found, like that trans leak. They offer an oil change package that includes a 130 point inspection and all you pay for are the filter and fluids. At the end, you get a very nicely printed report of all the niggling and large items needing attention. Frosch has a few leaks at the front seal, differential, and on the trans cooler hose. The fuel delivery problem/back firing was the issue I wanted addressed, so there were a few days used trying to get that dealt with. New spark wires to replace the utter garbage I got from Q two years ago. Bosch wires are crap that fell apart at the boots. So far five of the eight failed. New distributor points were installed, though my other indy had claimed to have done the same. They checked a few other items and got the thing running the best it will until I can source fresh injectors and trigger points. Estimate is $5k for that job. I do have a set of used injectors that could be tested and cleaned, then installed to deal with the sloppy spray pattern on the installed ones. Anybody think the trigger points can be rebuilt? Maybe if I had one or two from donor cars. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
