Great to be here!

[McGee]

I've seen many helpful conversations going here and I'm sure they're going to be my go to sourse in the future.I recently purchased a 1992 R129 and its keeping me pretty busy just doing general maint. on it because it sat garaged (from the previous owner) for most of the time for the past nine years. Being retired now this Benz has saved my sanity.Anyway,I hope I might have the chance to help someone here with a problem as well.Thanks!

 

[Wighty]

Welcome aboard buddy . Sounds like a full time job , maybe put a few pictures up when you get the chance . There are loads of people on here with the experience to help you (not me )

 

[Vintage Racer]

Welcome....great choice of car!

 

[Craiglxviii]

Hello and welcome! I'm sure LK will be along shortly to talk "old SL" language with you

 

[A.J.]

Hi McGee, welcome to the forum

 

[LostKiwi]

Hello and welcome! I'm sure LK will be along shortly to talk "old SL" language with you

And here I am

Welcome aboard - As Vintage Racer said - Great choice of car!

Is yours a late 92 or early 92? They changed the injection system on them during 1992 from a mechanical injection to electronic. You can tell the difference by looking at the black covers (filter boxes) - the early one has a big metal spider looking thing at the back and the later one has just a large expanse of black plastic cover.

If its the latter one beware the crumbling wiring loom issues - MB changed the insulation on the later one to a biodegradeable plastic which unfortunately biodegrades rather too quickly when in hot environments. This usually affects the injection harness and the throttle body harness. If yours is the earlier one you've dodged that particular bullet!

 

[John Laidlaw]

Welcome !

 

[Srdl]

Hi McGee and welcome to the forum

 

[McGee]

I've seen many helpful conversations going here and I'm sure they're going to be my go to sourse in the future.I recently purchased a 1992 R129 and its keeping me pretty busy just doing general maint. on it because it sat garaged (from the previous owner) for most of the time for the past nine years. Being retired now this Benz has saved my sanity.Anyway,I hope I might have the chance to help someone here with a problem as well.Thanks!

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome! Still trying to find how to maneuver my way around here and post a question or two.My Benz is a 300SL 24 valve and according to the invoice it has electronic/mechanical fuel injection.I'm having that well known problem that the auto.trans.will not shift into 5th gear.I have yet to check the micro switch at the console.Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.I'll take some pictures later,she is pretty!Right now its up on jacks while I wait for a new rubber fuel line that goes from the out on the fuel filter to the forward feeding fuel line.When I first got her there was no front brakes.I found that somehow the ABS unit was frozen and would only allow the rear brakes to work.I bought a used unit on Ebay,installed and bled it as I flushed the system with new Bosch break fluid.Breaks are very good now.Having some fun!Thanks everyone.

 

[McGee]

And here I am

Welcome aboard - As Vintage Racer said - Great choice of car!

Is yours a late 92 or early 92? They changed the injection system on them during 1992 from a mechanical injection to electronic. You can tell the difference by looking at the black covers (filter boxes) - the early one has a big metal spider looking thing at the back and the later one has just a large expanse of black plastic cover.

If its the latter one beware the crumbling wiring loom issues - MB changed the insulation on the later one to a biodegradeable plastic which unfortunately biodegrades rather too quickly when in hot environments. This usually affects the injection harness and the throttle body harness. If yours is the earlier one you've dodged that particular bullet!

Hi Lk,Thanks for the info.and the welcome.I have a question about my 1992 300SL 5th gear(auto trans.) that I wanted to post.I cant figure out how to post it! Could you advise me on what I got to do ? Thanks,Mc.