Just a note to my fellow old Mercedes owners: Change your filters and fluids. Especially if you don't know the vehicles history. I removed a 1/2" of what appeared to be beach sand (the car came from Savannah, Ga.) from my fuel filter housing. Beneath the sand was an 1/8" or more of hardened varnish. The filter looked original, 37 years old. I hope I'm not insulting any ones intelligence, but I'm surprised the old coupe ran as well as it did.

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"BECAUSE KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE"
G. I. JOE.