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    1989 300SE Cuts out after a 10 min idle

    I'll second the dizzy cap and rotor arm. Starts fine, gets lumpier as it warms up and then dies and wont start until cold again. I have had this happen on every pre-92 merc I've had. I've just replaced the dizzy cap and rotor on my new 500sel as a preventitive measure cos I know it will happen...
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    R129 headlight wiper black caps

    I used V70 or 850 headlamp wipers for my 129. Exactly the same
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    1985 w126 500 sel high idle

    Solved! Crazy at this sounds but it was the cruise control. I thought it wasn't working and it isn't, well not as it should. I'm on my usual journey into work and cruising at 40mph along the coast and gave the cruise stalk a go, multiple times in all directions but to what I thought was no...
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    1985 w126 500 sel high idle

    Thanks man. I'd read you can give them a clean (with mixed results) but since I got this car to be my daily driver for the next 5+yrs I ordered a new one. However last night after work it all was normal again, sweet stable low revs. And again this morning. I'll get the new one and wait and see...
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    1985 w126 500 sel high idle

    So after a couple months of being spot on my 500 sel has the high idle problem. It happened twice in the last 2 weeks but each time after work and driving home it would be fine again. The last 2 days however have seen the high idle each and every time I start it up. It revs at 1300 in N or P...

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