Monthly Archive: April 2017

300SE stumble at idle 0

300SE stumble at idle

The 300SE had a severe stumble at idle.   It only occurred when the engine was hot.  It never stalled the engine, but felt like it was about to.    There was also a miss at takeoff.    My initial thought was to check the distributor cap and rotor.   However,  on further examination, you could see sparking around the #6 spark plug.   It...

W126 Ignition tumbler replacement 4

W126 Ignition tumbler replacement

When new, a W126 Mercedes would have come with four keys: Two square headed master keys. One round headed valet keys. A flat ‘wallet’ key. The master keys were designed for everyday use and opened all locks on the car: doors, ignition, glove box and boot.   The valet key is similar, but does not open the glove box or boot if manually looked....

Classic Jalopy