Gotta give it to the M103

[w123fanman]

My 2.6 parts car has a good drivetrain (which I want to either sell or put into another car) but was having issues starting, but it ran well once it started. I had not been able to pull the plugs because I don't have a correct size spark plug wrench, but my friend did so he came over to help me on my 190D (which turned out to be a complete failure), so we pulled the plugs and they looked as if they were probably original. They were disgusting. The electrodes had worn down so far that the gaps were at more than twice the factory specs. We regapped the plugs and put them back in and it the car started up much better and ran a little smoother. We did find out that a W201 is the perfect spark plug regapping bench, with the headlights out, the holes for the headlight bolts work perfectly.