Advice needed for 82-380SL euro. Recent difficult starts with no high idle. Engine runs 550 to 850 rpm cold in park with some stumbling and surging. In gear idle drops to 550 and is fine when warmed up. No loss of power or acceleration noted. At cold and warm idle speed there is white smoke that dissappears with acceleration. There is a slight dip in rpm with light accelerator pressure and a occasional skip.

So far I have replaced the warm up regulator, distributor cap and rotor, checked all plug wires for proper resistance, recently replaced alternator also. Following my Chiltons the idle speed control valve plug reads battery voltage with the key on and an audible click is heard. With the engine running warm the same plug reads 11.2 volts not the 4-6 volts the manual specifies. Unplugging the valve and the idle jumps to 1500. The electrical plug to the warm up regulator reads 12.2 volts with the engine running. The electrical plug to the cold start valve reads 0 volts with key on or engine running. I do not feel any vibration from the cold start valve or frequency valve. I suspect the control module is the primary problem. Any tips on the proper testing and diagnosis procedures?

Does anyone have a vacuum line diagram for a euro 380SL? My US spec manual does not correlate with my car and I suspect some of the vacuum lines have been misrouted also.

All advice and suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Car still drives fast and smooth when warmed up and delivers 20-22 mpg even with the above problems

Thanks
JRJ

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