Different years & models have the 2nd gear start. My 1986 and 1990 300E's both started in second gear, and I believe all years did. My 1987 300D starts in first gear, and I would have SWORN that all 124 diesels started in first. Kaleb? Don? Sunil? What's the deal? The E420 and E500 both start in second, although this can be rectified with electronic wizardry (I have the BergWerks 1st gear start kit in my car), or with a RENNtech valve body (at over 4x the cost). Not many gas 124's started in first, if any... I forget if/when MB finally got away from this annoying practice.
-dm > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:40:34 -0800 > From: Desert Rat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Starting in second > > > OK, but the question specific was to a US model W126 gas model. I know > nuttin' about W124's or Euro anything! > > On 1/24/06, Werner Fehlauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes, but the '90 124 2.5 Diesel starts in 2nd, unless you "floor" it. > > Werner
