Testimonial - Sandy

Guy, I do want to let you know how much I appreciate the results of the effort Pete and Steven put into my '73 Benz.
As Pete may have told you, I brought it in for an R134 freon conversion. During the course of the conversation, I mentioned to Pete that I also had a hot starting problem that none of the internet Benz experts had any idea how to fix. My problem was that I literally could not restart it when it was hot. I tried a few things myself like a fuel pressure regulator, but no luck whatsoever. But I told Pete we'd worry about that once the AC was cold again.

Next conversation I have with Pete, he tells me that Steven had broken the distributor down and traced the problem to the trigger points. Pete then carefully walked me thru the sequence that ultimately causes the fuel injectors to flood the cylinders to bleed off the boiling fuel in the fuel rails. He also said that Pierre's father could walk him thru a rebuild that would cost a fraction of the Mercedes Benz replacement cost. He asked permission to proceed and of course he got it.

I can't say I'm absolutely sure we have a complete fix only because the rain has kept the car in the garage and I haven't really used that much. But the couple of times I tried a hot restart, the engine did start. As Pete explained, I may need some add'l work to smooth the remaining roughness out completely. But being able to restart it at all is a major improvement.

We'll be away for awhile and the car won't be used. But, before I left, I wanted to get a sincere 'thank you' over to your team for their initiative and for what appears to be a big improvement in hot starting. BTW the AC is cold now too!

And finally, I'm most impressed that Pete had cleaned up for me when I picked it up. That to me is an indication of a really class act.

Thanks again and best regards,
Sandy
1973 Mercedes Benz