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124 300ce coupe
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I have a 300ce 124 coupe 1991.Engine has started not to run even,from time to time cuts out.After a 2 or 3 hours will start again but only till the next time.I have replaced ovp,ht leads,dizzy cap,plugs,rotar arm plus 3 visits to Mechanic.I have noticed that after 1000km the Dizzy cap is burnt as if after 40000km.what can it be?
Last edited by Black Merc; May 2, 2011 at 01:31 PM.
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2002 CLK55, 1993 190E, 1975 230C, 2007 E350
water/condensation in your cap
This sounds like condensation in the cap - burning the thing up in a few thousand miles is not good. There is supposed to be an o-ring in the bottom of the distributor cap to seal it, but I would also spray the inside of the cap with WD-40 (water displacement formula 40) - I used to burn caps until an old guy (I thought so then - now that would be me) showed me this 30+ years ago at the old Brainerd drag strip. Autohauz should sell them, and my local NAPA had one for my 75 when I last ran it (last summer).
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124 300ce coupe
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This sounds like condensation in the cap - burning the thing up in a few thousand miles is not good. There is supposed to be an o-ring in the bottom of the distributor cap to seal it, but I would also spray the inside of the cap with WD-40 (water displacement formula 40) - I used to burn caps until an old guy (I thought so then - now that would be me) showed me this 30+ years ago at the old Brainerd drag strip. Autohauz should sell them, and my local NAPA had one for my 75 when I last ran it (last summer).
