I don't think they tested the system. They saw it was disconnected and assumed it was disabled.(?) He did say it was low but not too low.

The shop is C&B in Katy. They work on Porsche and Mercedes. Some Japanese. There was two 80's Porsches in the shop at the time. He (Craig) has 25 years of Mercedes experience. The first thing he wanted to check was the chain guide and tensioner. he said it was in very good shape. He also said it has a lot of new parts on it. Even has a new fuel distributer which he mentioned is a very good thing. :-)

I got a good impression with them. I would recommend them to others. But it is a small shop and he is busy all the time. There is a CAR Care USA a 1/4 mile from me. One of the mechanics drives a 1982 w123 diesel. I talked to him about our cars and I will take my car to him for an alignment in the near future. He knows Craig and said Craig knows his stuff. I like to do my own work, I have a 1200 sq.ft shop with a lift but I don't have the time most of the time. I need to replace the sub-frame bushings and will tackle that myself some long weekend when it is not like a furnace fan outside. Hopefully the '60 Ranchero will be off the lift by then.

I checked on the SLS connecting rod. Peaches has it for 45$. Look like I could make one with heim joints and some bar stock. But 45 bucks is not bad at all. And I do not know the dimensions. So I will just order one.

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1986 560 SEL
1960 Ranchero
1970 Cougar XR7
2002 Crown Vic Sport
1992 F150