The 450SL got new injectors this day. Well, installed, they had been living in a box for the past week or so.
There were two OE injectors that had chosen to piddle upon the engine and wanted to make the car go boom with flames. My indy forbade me to use the car until he got the offending injectors replaced. He found two from his supplier that needed to be shipped from FL. There was one “new” that had been installed a number of years ago to resolve misfire, so that left five to make them all new. Classic Center had those. I figured I would not want to keep having to dig in, so ordered them. I dropped the car off this morning and picked it up after noon. Tech had made a very pretty installation and did adjustments for smooth operation. I took her for a shake down on the freeway to see what my $2k purchased. I think I am back to original 0-60 timing. I stopped at the top of the ramp and floored it. Lots of G and I slid back into the seat cushions. It had not done that before. At speed, or stuck behind a slow truck, I stomp the GO pedal and get pushed back in the seat and leap forward. Motorcycle responsiveness. I am liking this. And it is smoother, quieter, just … better. The hot stumble is greatly reduced. It used to be bad at idle. Waiting for the light to change, the car would seem to want to die, as if only five pistons were performing. Now, the idle is smooth and regular. Must have been that the two failed injectors were not able to make atomized petrol. There is some stumble at initial pedal action, but giving it just a bit more fuel makes it smooth out and go. When I get rich, I am going to replace the clapped out shocks with some nice Bilsteins. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 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
