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Itchigo:
I forgot to mention. The reason I got rid of the Mercedes was I had a black no.4 cylinder. No matter what I did that plug fouled out. It wasn't that way before the engine rebuild. It was carbon, not oil- so it had to be fuel. The motor was slightly tiled back, but we couldn't find any evidence of fuel running down causing this. No play in the distributor. Leakdown and compression were BETTER than the other 3 cylinders. Even the rebuilder was puzzled. I drove it like that for a couple years (it would foul out a plug within a month, even with a hotter plug) as I worked close to home at the time. Then it sat around, and I got rid of it.

GSGregg:
It's a bit too late now, but was the trans automatic? I wonder if the vacuum modulator tube plugged into the fourth runner on the intake (if the mod was leaking, of course). In '75, my wife and I picked up a '66 XKE 2+2 that would foul all six within a couple of months due to worn valve guides and the cam followers always being under oil. i had to clean or change plugs quite often and was looking forward to the rebuild, but wifey tired of the car rapidly (no power steering, for one thing) and it was let go.

I remember those Mercedes pictures, but not the topic/s in which you posted them. Now they're in My Pictures

One and a half shopping days remain..... :Hi:

Itchigo:
It was automatic, and you are correct. The modulator did plug into the 4th runner on the intake manifold. :Cool:

Not at that time, but later, that modulator did start to go bad. To fix that problem I blocked the vacuum line altogether with no effect. Probably too many burnouts... :Green:

GSGregg:
Hah! Burnouts aren't something I spent time doing, being in the habit of making tires last and losing count of how many years it's been since the oil companies sold anything with sufficient octane to keep my piston tops from melting if I wanted to get squirrely.....

A half-day left for procrastinators such as myself, and then a drive of 53 miles southeast Friday to leech some food from the relatives.....you and Rukia have a good holiday, y'hear?

Gregg

Edit / P.S: By the way, doesn't the Peanuts version of 'The Night Before Christmas' close with the line, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a GOOD GRIEF!"?

Later   :Cool:

Itchigo:
Stolen from another site.... :Green: (Nice job Hauntfreaks!)

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