Travis in Lubbock,

You're killing me man. I give, let me up so I can hunt down the scoundrels that converted my cars.

I didn't mean to imply that originality was your main thing, I did get your point on the 12>134>414 issue even though the tech talk was way over my head. For anyone that's following this thread, go back to my original posting and strike the parenthetical reference to conversion next to the HVAC line.

FYI, my SL is in the shop now. I got very few maintenance records from the previous owner and after seeing all the posts on timing chains I opted to have the front cover taken off for a full check-out/repair as needed. Dodged a large caliber bullet, all of the plastic parts were badly worn and one was broken - how the shards kept out of the critical areas is beyond me. Chain was a "virgin" and had 160K on it. Better lucky than good.

Ain't Ft. Worth Great?

Mike