350sl

Hi The automatic antenna on my 1972 350sl (R107) has been misbehaving. It continues to try to wind down the aerial after it is fully down - resulting in a flat battery. I've disconnected it from the Becker head unit for now but does anyone know how to get at the antenna? It's situated on the...

Can somebody please help identify the component in the picture, the car is a 1980 350 sl 116 engine. The unit has three hose connections, a small bore hose to the top of the inlet manifold a connection to the fuel distributor and a hose to the right hand rear of the engine, if I disconnect the...