Thanks guys for such a great forum. I hope you can help me out.

I just recently purchased a MB 300 SL Gullwing Continuation built by Tony Ostermeir of Gardena, California. Some of you may be familar with his cars.

The car was built in 1990 with a 300E engine. The motor has 5,400 miles on it and here is the problem. I drive the car infrequently and this morning I got in to start it but it wouldn't fire. After checking for spark (it had plenty) I checked the plugs and they were dry as a bone. After several attempts at cranking it I finally heard the fuel pump buzz and the car started immediately. My guess is, perhaps, a fuel relay problem?

Any thoughts would be appreciated, and if the conclusion is a fuel relay, where is this normally located, and could someone provide a description of what it looks like.

Thanks very much to all of you.