You have to admit....having an engine setup that complex (or messy ) can be viewed as a DIY super-challenge!

Personally I am a technology addict...and if I had a detailed shop manual and some time I could probably do ok working on one....thats my guess.....if I can afford one I want to get a ML cdi at some point in the next 5-6 years....we'll see how they do in terms of reliability.

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