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> On Apr 9, 2023, at 7:04 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
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> I have all the vacuum lines routed correctly and the issue I keep having is 
> the warm fuel pressure is way too low, meaning it’s running full rich all the 
> time. The manual talks about the top port is vacuum on the warm up regular, 
> but starting in 79 it’s the bottom port. Mine had vacuum connected to the top 
> port. I decided to connect top line to nothing and bottom line to vacuum and 
> now the warm pressure is spot on. This tells me the WUR is good and doing 
> it’s job. Whoever messed with car before had the vacuum all screwed up.  
> Next, it has a little bit of a rough idle but throttle response is good and 
> no bogging down when you hit the pedal. I jacked around with the screw in the 
> top of the fuel distributor as well as the idle air screw and I think I have 
> it dialed in to about 80-90% perhaps. I am not remembering if these 4.5s just 
> idle fairly smooth, or if they should be smooth as glass like a m113. 
> 
> I still have a hard cold start issue. I’m wondering if it’s the fuel 
> accumulator. I have not replaced it. It’s getting closer to trying to take it 
> up and down the road and see what it does. Needs the brakes looked at first 
> though as it hardly has any. Might just need to be bled. If all is good will 
> probably do a full fluid service, new tires, and see what I can flip it for. 
> I am becoming attached to it but don’t really have room to keep it parked 
> inside. It will also need the front and rear windshield gaskets replaced. 
> 
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