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1973 280SEL 4.5 running rough
My 1973 SEL 4.5 is running rough, like when a plug or two has fouled.
It has run fine for the last 6 years, and as soon as I put a for sale sign in the rear window, she decided she's unhappy. Installed a new water pump and a new distributor, plugs and points about 2 months ago, took some time but got the distributor in the right position and she was running as usual. About a month ago she started kicking down about 30 seconds into warm up, which is good, but the whole time I have owned this car (6 years) it has never kicked down until fully warm, 5-7 minutes of running. That was my first clue something was up. Idle was still strong. 2 weeks ago, she fouled 1 of the plugs that was installed 2 months ago. Took them out and cleaned them up all but 1 was dirty, put them back in. She ran fine for a week. Plugs fouled again, 2 different ones from the 1st this time. One was clean, looked like unfired gas, the others were black and sooty and 2 were actually "fried" if that makes any sense -- the contacts were uncleanable with a ?carbon? hard black residue. Oh, and 2 small pieces of rubber gas line were replaced in the last couple of weeks as well. Just thought I should mention it. All were dirty, so I took them out and replaced them with plugs she has always liked, NGKs. I figured it must be because she has never run for long on the Bosch plugs. Put in the fresh plugs, started her up and she turns over but barely runs, as if the plugs are fouled. Give it gas and it's just as bad, sounds like there is some low *almost* wanting to backfire in the exhaust. It's not drivable like this -- suggestions? I need to sell her because I need the money for a cross country move. Anyone here want a 280SEL that has run like a dream up until the last couple of weeks? :-) I just got back from the parts store with some different gas line, as I think they gave me line that isn't for fuel injected systems, and a new fuel filter, just in case. Alex 1973 280SEL 4.5 |
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