I forgot to mention I am running slightly high opperating temps 95-110° C.
Due either to a bad viscous fan clutch or a partly blocked radiator.
And up above 100° C I sometimes get a little oil pressure surgeing at idle (1.2-1.8 bar).

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-Marty

1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible
(Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one)

Reading your M103 duty cycle:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831799&postcount=13
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831807&postcount=14