Hey guys,
I have a 1987 300E. I can go out in the morning and she starts right up. But after the engine reaches operating temp. and i stop to say run in the store for coffee when I return I have to hold the gas pedal to the floor for 3-8 seconds to get her to start. when she is running she idles smooth and behaves as it should. It actually drives and runs as well as my e320. yet she just won't start right up. I have replaced plugs,wires,distributor,and rotor. cleaned the fuel system and she still will not start when stopping around town running errands. I have taken it to several shops and they seem to not have an answer, yet they want to all tell me that it could be the fuel distributor and that it would be less expensive to just buy another car. I am very fond of this car as it was the first mercedes I ever owned and it has done me well for the last 299000 miles. I have always thought that the fuel dist. would cause more problems than just not starting right up. Any information as to anything else I can do would be greatly appreciated.