It sat for 11 years and am now working on getting it on the road but am having some. It was cranking but the engine would. Webaug 10, 2016 · lousy solder joints seem to be exceptionally common (way more than they should be) and can cause all sorts of nightmare situations with intermittent problems.

Watch out for the automatic transmissions on all these older mercs. Weboct 13, 2009 · i have an '81 380sl and i have to say it's one of the most unreliable mercedes i've had. Which would cause starting problems hot and cold. My source of information even mentioned a conversion process that remedies this problem (but it's not cheap). It's suppose to have only 90 000 miles on it. I am bringing a 380 back from the brink. Webaug 14, 2004 · if your mileage is excess of 70k, then it may be that one or two injectors are blocked or even leaky.

It's suppose to have only 90 000 miles on it. I am bringing a 380 back from the brink. Webaug 14, 2004 · if your mileage is excess of 70k, then it may be that one or two injectors are blocked or even leaky.