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I have come to the conclusion that an M100 Powered 450SEL is not for me. They seem to have issues that well outnumber anything I have seen on their smaller capacity bretheren and structural quirks, They also seem to be worse kept than the standard 450's as well as being equipped with items...

The stains are rat piss, hit em with good quality bleach and water Mark and dont be shy. I have an Ultra violet torch that makes rodent pee glow in low light like luminol lights up blood spatter, very handy for making sure you get it all. And this morning a mate tells me about Rat shot...

See this thread has been an education, My wife is in the middle of changing jobs and as part of her career advancement I promised her a nicer car to commute and Jenn indicated that she would like a newer Benz and we were beginning to look at the ML's as they are quite a nice car and well suited...

May I say .... FAAAAAAAARK! 2 grand for a fan! And the $100 an hour wasn't from a Benz dealer, I haven't paid a Benz dealer for anything since 1992. Thanks for posting the invoice Bill, it is an eye opener.

This explains it better.

Ok, Facing the engine on the right hand side towards the front of the engine just below where the head joins the block. The picture I found is not mine (My 280S is carburated) and I have marked it accordingly.

Every year some of the most expensive advertising air time on the planet leads companies to make OUTSTANDING 30, 60 or 90 Second Television commercials. This offering from Mercedes Benz is no exception and shows all manner of Mercedes from the last 125 years including a crash test car lol Well...

Wow the old girl came up nicely! BTW, the perils of iPhone auto correct.............. (BTW this was the cleanest of this series I could find)

That Skoda next to it is a bit of alright!

How about this Aussie example

Lili Lili Lili! Idle fixed with an AAV refurb including a hard tweak to the bulb, tech notes here http://www.topklasse.org/forums/showthread.php?p=32169#post32169 and assorted D jet notes here http://www.topklasse.org/forums/showthread.php?t=496 So now she starts and idles nicely as well...

The semi finished product, back to testing the unit! Just up and to the left of the distributor you can see the hole in the coolant jacket where the AAV was removed, Minimal coolant loss was experienced.

The original thread BTW, is here http://www.topklasse.org/forums/showthread.php?t=496

As you all know I've recently had a shot at refurbishing my AAV for my D jet 450, The AAV is common to the 280/350/450 M116/M117 in both D and K jet and I believe the AAV's themselves are the same. So I've collected up my ramblings and pics and im placing them here as an easily searchable...

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THE TESTING! One x Pyrex high temp glass jug One x Meat thermometer Boiling water, add AAV to taste. The method is simple, fill glass jug to 75% with boiling water, place thermostat in jug and check temp. Place AAV in hot water making sure to NOT get the insides wet. Using the torch...

And a quick M117 mug shot. Excuse the grubbiness but it did rupture an oil line under Alex's care and he had his hands full making repairs so when the car is running well I will give the poor old girl a de-grubbifying.

Of course when I wish do do some work on the car it precipitates heavily and as the 450SEL is so long I get rained on. My rain gauge tells me we just got 45mm of rain in slightly less than an hour or inch and 3/4 ish in old money. I also did some cleaning while waiting for the AAV to soak a...

The Aux air valve after cleaning.

And here for your viewing pleasure............................ (Drumroll please!) TA DAAAAAAA!