Hi,

I'm trying to track down what sounds like electrical arcing under my air box in my 1990 300ce. When I rev the engine, I here the "snap" or "pop" sound of arcing, but it's somewhere under the air box. Would it be bad for me to remove it and run the car in park just for testing?

My car has a slight hesitation when I accellerate from a stop. I think it might be bad wires/rotor/cap or ignition coil, but I really can't tell without removing the air box.

I'm a noob with mechanics, but I'm just trying to do my own work cuz I'm tired of paying $95/hr for my indy to do everything.

Thanks!!!

Peter