I chased this problem in my 84 for months and spent hundreds of dollars on it. Nothing I did touched it.

One day I was talking to a good friend of my favorite machinist who used to work at the mercedes dealership in the eighties and ninties. He said,,,"Oh, those v8s? Just push the gas pedal down halfway when starting otherwise they flood". So I started doing that and also avoided shutting off the car when it was hot when I went into a village pantry and such so that I never started very often when it was good and hot and had a chance to sit for a short while and heat soak.

The problem was about 80% solved and the solution cost nothing.

This is a problem since new I think.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.