[W126 Coupe] More 119 woes

[John Poole]

Hi all,
  Rather like Axel Wulff I`m getting a bit hacked off by my 119 engine (`90 500SL) that has gone a bit wrong. Basically, on hard throttle the car accelerates correctly until about 5000 revs but it then starts banging quite hard off a rev limiter that should not exist, (should be 6000), apart from the severe embarrassment of bunny hopping at 80-100 MPH, it really could be quite dangerous if this happened during an overtake. It does not seem to happen nearly as much if one accelerates gently, however I tend to find gentle acceleration rather insipid and try to avoid it whenever possible :-).
  Any bright ideas would be gratefully received as both my local mechanic and Chas Wells were a bit stumped. Finally Attila suggested contacting Steve Lemberg which I`d love to do as I`ve both spoken to, and bought a few bits, (FGS, MSD ignition, one-touch windows) off him in the past, and always found him hugely knowledgable and very helpful, but with Bergwerks closing how does one contact him ?
  All the best, John Poole `91 560SEC    `90 500SL (a bit wonky)  
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