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Originally Posted by Graham
Bengoshi said: "So I've found a '72 280SE 4.5 locally that cosmetically, is about a 7 or 8 out of 10 (exterior and interior). Evidently it was in storage for the better part of two decades and the current owner has been bringing it back up to, and has allegedly achieved, daily driver condition."
Sounds like he has found a good car that someone has already sorted. After storage, the fuel delivery system is usually what needs attention. Hopefully it still has original or an equivalent fuel pump. The Djet IS a reliable injection system. Can't see why this thread is suggesting changing that on a car that buyer/seller say is in daily driver condition.
Several owners who tried to convert to things like MS never got them working. Most disappeared without reporting their experience! One on another forum, at least came back, described the problems he had and has since converted everything back to Djet. MS is perhaps an interesting hobby - if you want one 
Bengoshi, if you are interested in learning more about the 4.5L Djet, it is an M117. Engine and other system covered in this link: Model 107 Maintenance Manual Index. M117 4.5 & Misc Information
have useful info. '72 R/C107 and W108 Djets have same engine and other similarities. |
This is an interesting observation. I guess I had not explored the idea of it enough myself to realize this many people had difficulty.
I remember in my BMW 635 days that quite a few folks got MS systems running well on those cars with turbos, and my reading on those projects had me thinking it was very doable. Perhaps it is more challenging with the M117.
Without MS, I would have a hard time justifying one of these machines as a daily driver. The fuel inefficiency would really be an issue for me ... it's like driving 4 modern cars all at the same time to wherever you want to go. (12mpg * 4 = 48). I could maybe justify 18 mpg .... but less than 15, yikes!
-Henry