SL/R129: leak
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What? Are you trying to say the "a pillers" have a leak? And by the way an SL500 is not an AMG car. Merely an AMG bodykit, wheels, and maybe exhaust but no engine mods. If it was, it would be called an SL50 (which to my knowledge they never made).
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1992 SL500 AMG
yes the a pillers are leaking, and for the amg, when i put the vin # at mb club russia it came up with amg 500 sl 6.0. so my next question is, to be a amg does the engine (which is a119960 12 025580) have to be super charged? this one is not, first time owner just looking for some info not a toe to toe ok?
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1998 SL500
It's hard to get information about AMGs prior to MB's acquisition. I've heard other people have contacted the AMG division directly and they can research available records to see if in fact the car is authentic AMG. Back in the day of your car, it would have been bought by AMG and torn down and rebuilt to the customers specifications.
There is an adjustment for the front locks but it is on the hardtop. There is a procedure for it in the star service manual. I'm not sure if the soft top is adjustable in the same way but I suspect it is. I have never heard of anyone needing to adjust it though. I would first make sure that the drainage gutters are working properly and are not stopped up. I would also make sure there is no physical defect in the seal itself.
One thought, are you getting leaking when the hard top is on or the soft top? There was a seal change at some point around '95 I think. If you have a later model hardtop you might have this problem.
There is an adjustment for the front locks but it is on the hardtop. There is a procedure for it in the star service manual. I'm not sure if the soft top is adjustable in the same way but I suspect it is. I have never heard of anyone needing to adjust it though. I would first make sure that the drainage gutters are working properly and are not stopped up. I would also make sure there is no physical defect in the seal itself.
One thought, are you getting leaking when the hard top is on or the soft top? There was a seal change at some point around '95 I think. If you have a later model hardtop you might have this problem.
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yes the a pillers are leaking, and for the amg, when i put the vin # at mb club russia it came up with amg 500 sl 6.0. so my next question is, to be a amg does the engine (which is a119960 12 025580) have to be super charged? this one is not, first time owner just looking for some info not a toe to toe ok?
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1992 SL500 AMG
sorry for not posting quicker, on the the road alot.As for the hardtop (msmith66) there is sort of a cup in each a post but i dont see a drain hole, if there is i'm sure there cloged, where are they? they almost look solid.As for pics (mb fahrer) not sure how to post on the sight here, can you give me some pointers? thanx in advance
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sorry for not posting quicker, on the the road alot.As for the hardtop (msmith66) there is sort of a cup in each a post but i dont see a drain hole, if there is i'm sure there cloged, where are they? they almost look solid.As for pics (mb fahrer) not sure how to post on the sight here, can you give me some pointers? thanx in advance
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