Hello all,
I am installing a 123 Distributor on my 1966 230SL and I had a question about what appears to be a large capacitor mounted on the drivers side frame rail (see in photo depicted between the coil and battery). It is grounded from the bottom with a heavy braided cable to the engine block at the power steering reservoir mounting bolt, and is connected by a wire on the top to the positive terminal of the coil. The Tech Manual shows a capacitor from the coil to ground and I expect that is the capacitor that I'm describing.
I also expect that this capacitor needs to remain in this position even with the 123. Is that correct?
(I am changing the coil to one with a higher resistance in accordance with the 123 guidance from 123.)
Thanks very much,
Harry