"EDeneen" > wrote in message
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> >What year is your SL
>
> It was a '94 SL, just SL, basic single cam. I have heard the twin cams ate
> alternaters because oil tended to leak into them, but this is just what I
heard
> on-line. It ran 168K with no major work. It threw the engine at 168, so I
got
> a new Ion.
> E

The single cams (SL & SL1 ) also ate alternators since they were jammed back
behind the engine where they couldn't get any cool air. I heard this was
corrected on later models but can't say what year.
ron 94 SL1