Thanks for the heads-up! Anymore I wouldn't be surprised at something being messed up by the Mercedes Dealership in New York that previously maintained this vehicle. They did such a poor job it should be criminal. They even left a parts number sticker (the ones that are about 5 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick on the passenger's head gasket covering part of the bead, so it wouldn't have surprised me to see that they pooched the spark plugs as well! (that coupled with my newness to spark plugs in general!
Thanks again, hopefully this beast will come alive again soon!
Scott