[W126 Coupe] Engine replacement for 1983 500 SEC

[Andrew Sporner]

Mike,

I definately like the idea that you have.  It assures the long life
of the car given the available of parts for those kind of motors.
You also can't beat the simplicity!  I still have the battle wounds
of having MB mechanics trying to find the problem with my
car.  It took a retired(!!) man to find it and it was the fuel distributor.
Runs like a banchee now.

However just filled the take because the price of gas dropped to
EUR 1.40 a liter and until the gas ran down in the tank, every curve
I could smell gas in the car.  Never noticed it before because I haven't
filled it up in over a year.

I have to guess its the rubber connector between the filler pipe
and the tank itself.  Its the only thing that high on the tank.

Cheers and good luck!



Andy


On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Markus Meyer <
mfm at meyerprobateproperties.com> wrote:


> Satish did the M119 to his SEC, then Axel's.  He now "sports" an M120 V12

> in there!  But it is a good bit of work redoing the secondary firewall, and

> making all the wiring changes/updates.  I don't know much much rewiring is

> involved with Mike's project, but like he's stated a few times, it is

> relatively easy/cheap to get GM parts almost anywhere.  Not true for MB.

> And of course, getting someone with the knowledge to work on these cars is

> few and far between, which is a shame.  The price of some of the parts for

> the M119 or M120 motors is ludicrous if you ever need them.  But it is all

> Benz and moves like hell....so to each his own!

>

> Markus Meyer

> mfm at meyerprobateproperties.com

> www.meyerprobateproperties.com

> Meyer Probate & Properties, LLC

>

> 484-919-9762

>

> -------- Original Message --------

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Engine replacement for 1983 500 SEC

> From: "Andrew Sporner" <asporner at googlemail.com>

> Date: Tue, August 12, 2008 11:46 am

> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>

> Hi Mike,

>

> Don't get the wrong idea.  I am agnostic about this

> kind of thing.  I know what I would do, but it doesn't

> mean that that is what somebody else should do.

>

> In any case I looked up the motor and it looked

> very intriquing.  I saw somebody made an upgrade

> to M119 and wondered with a non-MB motor how

> much more complicated it would be.

>

> I had a similar idea myself, but have decided instead

> to sell my '82 anyways.  There are too many new

> problems cropping up.

>

>

> Cheers

>

>

>

> Andy

>

>

> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Mike R. <mramay at att.biz> wrote:

>

>>  Andy,

>> There was nothing wrong with the M117 motor or the 722.3 tranny that I

>> removed to start this project.

>>

>> This is being done because:

>> 1. I want to.

>> 2. I'm tired of everything (!) MB in the engine compartment leaking

>> something

>> 3. This is by far the easiest way to get LOTS of HP

>> 4. This is the easiest way to upgrade from an engine/tranny designed in

>> the '70s

>> 5. This will, while doubling the HP available, increase the fuel mileage

>> of the car.

>> 6. This will provide a cruise control that doesn't die/surge (FYI, $85 for

>> the CC unit).

>> 7. No more concern about the MB Classic Center tripling the price of parts

>> for the expensive lumps in the car.

>> 8. Once this is done, if the LS6 doesn't provide sufficient power, then

>> the LS7 (427ci) is the exact same size, a bolt-in replacement.

>> 9. I get to enter MB car shows AND Corvette car shows

>> 10. It pisses off the purists to put a better engine and tranny in there

>> than MB provided (remember, this is lighter, double the HP, and gets better

>> fuel mileage)

>> 11. It likely costs half of any MB upgrade

>> 12. I get rack & pinion power steering

>>

>> Later,

>> Blasphemous Mike

>>

>>  ----- Original Message -----

>> *From:* Andrew Sporner <asporner at googlemail.com>

>> *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>>  *Sent:* Tuesday, August 12, 2008 7:07 AM

>> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] Engine replacement for 1983 500 SEC

>>

>>  General question.

>>

>> Is this something people are doing because they can -- or is it a case

>> that

>> Mercedes parts are impossible to get a hold of to make the original motor

>> work?

>>

>> Greetings

>>

>>

>> Andy

>>

>>

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