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Originally Posted by Adv_rider
I used the mark in the cam as reference to set cylinder 1. I noticed the lobe is not really pointing up, it's more like at 2 o/clock. Is that correct?
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The lobes for cyl 1 should look like rabbits ears - both pointing up at about 2 and 10 oclock. Crankshaft should be close to TDC mark. With rotor in, it should point approximately to mark on distributor at about 1 oclock.
Your distributor should be turned all the way CCW until it comes to end of slot, then back about 1/8". That should give you good place to check timing. It should be about seven degrees
before top dead center with all vacuum hoses disconnected from the distributor and plugged. Then check at 3000rpm and it should advance further to about 27-30 BTDC.
Those Bosch wire you have are copper cored and should work fine. The Pert Ignitor I (1885) is the recommended unit for these cars.
If you can't get car to run, first check that all plug wires are correctly connected. We have all done that wrong.
Also make sure the Pertronix is correctly connected. The diagram that someone once posted is in this link:
Ignition - Benzworld.org - Mercedes-Benz Discussion Forum
Finally if all else fails, try going back to original points setup with MB switchgear and see if you can get her running.