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Old 09-26-2002, 03:39 PM
Ben300SD Ben300SD is offline
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280SEL has NO power (vacuum leak?) - Benzmac, Gilly, Steve?

My 280SEL barely has enough power to accelerate. It was running with no problems until it sat for a couple of weeks. Now it is impossible to accelerate the car beyond 30 mph, unless I am coasting downhill. In this condition I can't drive the car to the shop, so it looks like I have to fix it.

I don't know if it is related or not, but I can hear a pronounced vacuum leaks that becomes louder as engine speed increases. Any suggestions what to look for or where I should start?
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