Tagged: Rotor

450SLC A/C upgrade and front suspension rebuild 1

450SLC A/C upgrade and front suspension rebuild

After owning my 450SLC for over 20 years, there has really only been one thing that has disappointed me about the car.   That is the performance of the A/C.   I don’t think it was ever optimized for the Australian climate even when new.  When you add in the use of R134A gas, plus aging components, on the days you really need it, it can’t...

M129 rough running 1

M129 rough running

Over the last couple of months I’ve had issues with the M129 rough running in my 250SE.   The car was hesitating, idling poorly and just not running very well.   I’ve done a few things over the last few months to improve this situation. One of the first things I did was change the injectors.   The stutter when accelerating and hard starting when hot felt...

New coil, cap and rotor bring the SLC back to life 1

New coil, cap and rotor bring the SLC back to life

As outlined in a previous post, the 450SLC broke down a week and a half ago and the NRMA helped me diagnose it down to a bad coil.   Yesterday, my new coil, cap and rotor arrived so I got down to getting fitting them t the car. A quick test of the new coil had the car roaring back to life, so I...

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