What have you done to your R107, TODAY ...

Completed Number 1 and 4 of my winter to do list.

Number 1 was replace the upper control arms. You can see how that's done here:


Next up is fix leaks and powder coat the VC and intake manifold. That will put the car down for some time but I would like to get it done early as I no longer have a heated garage.

MarkCan said:

Time to relax;

Click to expand...

Liking the Alpha in the first 10 seconds. Where is this.

roncallo said:

Liking the Alpha in the first 10 seconds. Where is this.

Click to expand...

Berlin.
There is few more on my channel and hop to take some more if I can stay here Monday. I would love to talk to the guys in MB shop.

Swapped out Pearl's leaking radiator with the one from the parts car. Also, moved her electric fan to her shroud from being attached directly to the radiator. It now draws air across the entire surface instead of a 16 inch circle.

I drove mine! Sorting out the last of the squeaks and rattles. I am deaf in one ear so I have to have a reluctant assistant for location. rear swaybar bushings look good but noisy.
Engine getting smoother as I drive it but still need to do a plug check to see if there is a single or a suspicious pair that look different. OH and I fixed a wear problem in the driver door handle (not unlocking with key) by spacing out the little finger with beer can shims.

At idle, pull wires (one at a time) to find which cylinder is not working. when you find the dead cylinder, swap plug wires (both ends, plug and dist.) with a working one. If the miss moves, it's a bad wire. If it doesn't, it's a bad plug or a bad injector. Pearl's had both situations.

Installed new right side window seals. From K&K. Now to do left hand door...

Drove our beautiful back roads into town on a stunning fall Pacific Northwest day.

This car really "pops" with the whitewall tires. Lots of waves and thumbs ups.

1cheesegrater said:

At idle, pull wires (one at a time) to find which cylinder is not working. when you find the dead cylinder, swap plug wires (both ends, plug and dist.) with a working one. If the miss moves, it's a bad wire. If it doesn't, it's a bad plug or a bad injector. Pearl's had both situations.

Click to expand...

This is probably OK for older cars without electronic ignition. But do not do this on the 560SL. You might get away with it with one cylinder disconnected at a time, but if you pull the distributer wire it will fry the EZL $$$ and NLA.

RaceDiagnostics said:

Replaced my damaged nss connecto today.

View attachment 2787506


New old stock that I found as it's NLA.

All done.

View attachment 2787509

Click to expand...

Hi, I'm looking for a replacement NSS connector. Can you post the part #? Thanks, Rob

roncallo said:

This is probably OK for older cars without electronic ignition. But do not do this on the 560SL. You might get away with it with one cylinder disconnected at a time, but if you pull the distributer wire it will fry the EZL $$$ and NLA.

Click to expand...

I meant the post for chiroracer and his ‘74. I still have problems with getting my posts to go where I want them to. Thanks for the info on newer ignition systems.

Made an adjustment to the Bowden linkage, moved 2mm to the left or made the linkage shorter, holds the gears just that much longer making it much better for in-town driving.