I saw that Performance Products has a fuel distributor repair kit for the 126 5.0.

Would a DIY be able to do it? What situations would this need to be done?

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R. Downs
1985 500SEL (260,000 miles) SOLD!
1974 280 SOLD!
1994 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon (Yuppie Ice Sled)

"I know I have a Benz and they know it too." If you start bragging about it or shoving in people's face, you then become a Wally; especially to the girls.

Check out what MBDOC had to say in this thread:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=42980&highlight=fuel+distributor

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Mike Murrell
1991 300-SEL - Model 126
M103 - SOHC
"Fräulein"