You really need to find a tech who has worked with older high-mileage 300E's and 190E's because this seems to be a fairly common problem with them.

Your guy may be a good tech, but if he hasn't chased this problem before, you can waste a lot of time and money.

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Chuck Taylor
Falls Church VA
'66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe