Restart help

[dwilli3038]

Hello All,

I have owned my 113 for about 1 year. When I first bought it ran extremely poorly. Top speed 50 MPH, and idled at 3,000 RPM. I have not started it since then but have rebuilt distributor, new plugs, points, coil, resistor, plug wires, ignition wires, replaced incorrect and bent fuel linkage rods, hooked the wires back on for the cold start circuit, adjusted the valves, etc. From what I have removed or repaired, it is amazing the car ever ran.

Tonight I tried to start it for the first time since doing all the work. I dumped a can of drygas in the tank. I set it up per the haynes manual, I.E. adjusted the timing mark to 2 Deg. B center, and adjusted the distributor to get the timing light to just light. I then tried to start the car. I could smell gas but there was no attempt to run. I then tried a little starting ether into the intake with the throttle 1/3 open. I did get some back fires through the exhaust. I ran out of time tonight.

Any advice? I think if the distributor was 180deg off it would back fire through the intake...is that assumption correct?

I will appreciate any help as I am desperately trying to take it to the Athens car show Sunday, June 22.


Daryl
'64 230 SL

[hands_aus]

Hey Daryl,
I don't know too much more than what I have learnt on here BUT could it be an electrical problem, like a weak spark?
When you replaced the plug wires did you use copper core? The total plug/cable resistance should be a maximum of 1K ohms.
Did you replace the resistor with the same value unit?
Are both your cold start relays working?
Also did you adjust the AIR/FUEL mixture linkages? If so, are you getting air into the engine?
So many possibilities......

Bob(Brisbane,Australia)

[Naj ✝︎]

Daryl,
Static timing should be set for the light to just go OFF (@ degrees btdc)! I.e points just about open up. Rotor should line up with mark on distributor rim and #1 cylinder cam lobes should be at 10 to 2 position (can be seen thru oil filler hole on the valve cover).Also #1 h.t cable on cap should line up with rotor.
naj

naj
'Kloines Scheisserle'
65 230SL
68 280SL

[dwilli3038]

Thanks for the advice. I adjusted the timing a little, found gas coming out of the intake. So I disconnected the linkage to the air intake and blocked it open. After some more fooling around I had a car running. Unfortuantly, it rained here and my garage has no exhaust so I could not let it run and do the adjustments to timing and fuel mixture.

Daryl
'64 230 SL