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Re: 1972 Mercedes SE 4.5 braking issue
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 1/4/2007

Hi Patrick,

On your car, I'd look closely at both the ignition timing and the cam timing. The method of setting the timing on the early v8s often causes them to be wrong. The spec wants 5deg ATDC with the vacuum lines on, but most importantl... Login to read more.