Gustav is a 1972 280SE 4.5. He was running fine-ish* whenever he was called on up until 3-4 years back when taking care of Darling Wife's Ma and then father-in-law became enough of a handful that car-related projects became limited to "keep the necessary ones moving."

Gustav has worked his way up to Number 2 on my ToDo list.... so I'm starting to noodle the details involved in getting him back into circulation.

Beyond the obvious re-connect (and likely recharge/possibly replace) the battery, what steps are prudent with 3-4 year old gas & oil?

Possibly noteworthy items:

• Pertronix ignition was installed ~ 10 years ago
• Fuel relay is assumed to need replacing (see definition of fine-ish, below )
• Tires will be replaced before road trips ensue (plenty of tread, but they're pushing 10 years old at this point).

*Fine-ish:

• We were getting occasional missing at highway speeds back before Gustav was parked.
• Had one instance where he wasn't starting - no fuel. Based solely on conversation with a fellow MB fan, we suspected the fuel relay - a couple quick taps on said relay and he started right up.

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife