Well, we did some more work on the car today, and the head will probably be going on tomorrow, however, we still do not have the correct shims as they are coming from Germany. They will hopefully get here early next week.

We cleaned out the cylinders and the Pistons. We also took the oil cooler off and ran gas through it, and it seems as though there were no aluminum chips in it as none came out, so we will probably use the same one, as a new one is $330.

This car came with out an emission system and has been sneaking past ever since it was purchased and "Federalized" with only a rigged on cat. I am buying a new stainless performance exhaust system for it when I am done and was going to attempt to install an O2 sensor, however it seems as though it is much more complicated than we originally anticipated. The manual that we have (American '86 16v) does not match up the correct pin outs of the ECU so I don't know if I could just make a few solder connections to rig up my O2 sensor. Do you know if this is possible?

We are also now considering a true electronic fuel injection system, however, I am running out of funding and time for this year, so I probably won't get around to actually doing anything until next summer. None the less I was wondering if you had any recommendations, hints tips or anything that I should know about this endeavor before I start.

Thanks,
Jim

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1985 190E 2.3-16v Euro
1980 300GD SWB