560 sl motor problem solved

[bad122452]

I have recently got my 560 back from the shop. I had very low compression in number one cylinder. This was fixed by shimming the valve. The cylinder was not firing. This was somthing I have not seen in the foriums before. Has any one else had this to occuer? I had been told I had a burnt valve but this mechanic said he had recently worked on a 560sel with the same problem. He shimed the valve and it worked. I also had a fuel distributor problem. I had got a used one from a junk yard and it never did run right and after he fixed the valve problem he said the fuel would not adjust. I still had the original fuel distributor so he put that one back on and the number eight cylinder would still flud out. I was told I needed to get another fuel distributor. I got in touch with Bosch and talked to there Tech. They told me that a new one was $2600 and the rebuilt ones were any where from $1000 to $1500. I asked them was there any one who rebuilt these and I got a fellows name that rebuilds these things. I got one from this guy and it runs fine now. Any one need a fuel distributor rebuilt I can get you in touch. I went on a road trip this weekend and had the top down and was in heven. O well till the next problem I got a blown side marker to replace it blew on the trip but I think I can handel it.

[wbain5280]

Maybe you need an injector.

[bad122452]

The guy tryed a new injector in the one that was flooding after replacing the junk yard distributor with the original one in the trunk. The new injector made no difference. Fuel pressuers were ok. The rebuilt distributor is running fine.