well here's the great news, it's been sometime since I updated this thread...It was the fuel distributor. it was stuck in the wide open position. I sent it in to be rebuilt and dang if it didn't start right up. after some adjustment my daughter is enjoying her 190e. so I rebuilt this one for a grand total of $975.32 including the cost of the car. when and if she blows this one up ....it goes directly to auto salvage...no more Mercedes for me. Thanks to all that aided me on my mission .....it was fun(sort of)