sure guys new plug wires rotor cap replaced all of the vaccum fittings and hoses. did a check with carb cleaner around the injectors got a hit reved up the engine, so need seals on the injectors. i just switched the ones in a 380 a year ago so i plan to use those but how do i get the seals off the other injectors?

after you used starting fluid,or carb cleaner the chance that(if) you had a weak seal it will show up in a week or so,the money is not that high for new seals, just replace them with new.Smoke test is the best way to go for leek testing. did you replace the idle air hoses?they get hard and will leek also the air plenum but you might just try the seals (injector) for now. let us know how you do!JNT

did repllace hoses are you talking about the ones at the icv? those have a small split in the top one.

Yes they are notorious for leeks,when aged,they get hard and no longer keep a good seal. You may benefit from looking at a post I did on intake vacuum leeks,I rebuilt my wifes 420sel intake,replaced all of the rubber,including the plenum chamber,and injector seals as well as the injector cups, I got a used icv on line in parts for sale.If any thing the car idles to low now,but I also did some resetting of the EHA, and the POT. needed to be replaced. the mileage jumped up by 1.5 and the power is much better too. look up jim16671836,he may stll have a used one if not do the parts post for a used one.JNT

Just worked through IC Valve replacement and the rubber fittings on a 500SEL, it now idels too low at about 500rpm and is hard to start compared to when it had the faulty ICV. New leads, cap, plugs and the old ICV was shot. Any suggestions how to raise the idle on these? It seems from prebious posts its the black art of voltage checks and no sign of a mechanical adjustment for such an apparent simple problem. Any advice would be appreciated.

now that you have fixed the air leaks the engine is pulling harder on the plate and the mixture is probably too rich.try backing off on the 3mm at the fuel distributor but do so in small increments.[somebody adjusted it previously to cover the problem of the leaks].

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European Performance
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1987 Mercedes Benz 420SEL
1988 Mercedes Benz 300TE (With new evaporator)
2000 Mercedes Benz C280
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David, Once again thank you for the fix. Adjusting the mixture has made no difference, leaner it stumbles and same with richer. Tried adjusting the linkage to mechanically increase revs, however that just seemed to make the gear change harsher with no measurable rev increase at idle. Will try and hunt down someone in Brisbane that knows these and see if I can get it fixed that way. Oh for an early Holden with a single barrel solex!