Not heard from the buyer , but he seemed confident there was someone in the North East who could fix it. For me it has put me off old Mercedes Benz cars for ever . Will be looking for a W212 in the near future .
Could not get it fixed so I sold it as a non runner . Shame But no one was willing to look at it . Shame but seems the knowledge of older Mercedes is dying , especially if it involves a carburettor
Love the old but trying to get parts for older cars is a nightmare
Took all night to find a part for a pierburg carb for my W124 . Sold a W212 last year and should have kept it , lovely car quite Modern but with elements from the older cars
Blimey ! Ongoing Saga took it to my Mercedes dealer as local specialist waiting list is 9 months ! They looked at it and for £200 told me it needed a carb specialist to look at it !!
Looks like the vacuum diaphragm is old and not holding the vacuum . Managed to order a kit from Southern...
I don't hear the buzz of an electric pump on turning the key so assume it is mechanical as carboretored . It starts well cold and runs really well so I am thinking fuel starved or vapourised by hot engine bay / weak non return valve
Hi guys . I have recently bought a low mileage 200 . It is a 1989 carb model low mileage 53000 miles . It is lovely . Originally from the UAE . It is base spec manual but with AC . I love it , it is pretty mint and the little things that need doing I am going through . It occasionally is hard to...
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