Hi Tim,

1) Yup, the 94's do have the harness issue. Mine *looks* fine, no peeling or cracked insulation, and it's not hardened significantly either. The price shot up ~50% to nearly $500 (wholesale!) so I'm really trying to avoid replacing that just to see if it fixes the problem...!

2) The cams are retarded at idle & starting, then advanced at low/mid RPM, then retard again at high RPM. At least I'm 99% sure that's how it works. If there's still doubt, I'll look it up in the manual and post the exact RPM ranges, etc...

3) I don't think so. The ASR was installed at BergWerks and I think those guys know what they're doing. (ok, at least I hope so. )

4) Drive by wire....? I didn't realize the M119 had that kind of stuff... you mean the throttle cable just opens the butterfly for airflow but does nothing for fuel, which is controlled 'by wire' via the LH? Hmmmm.... interesting.

5) I haven't pulled any codes. The TBA was replaced before I got the car, it's new, the old one was thowing codes and causing a stall during U-turns which was cured with the new TBA. Can I pull codes myself without a reader, or do I need to buy a reader...? I've never done this, my 603 diesels are mechanical, no need to play with codes on those!