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1976 Mercedes-Benz 450SL 4.5L No Start, ballast resistor
Posted to European Driveability on 11/4/2002 5 Replies

To put it in a nutshell, this car eats ballast resistors. I won't go into detail about what else has been replaced besides the coil cap, rotor, wires and the distributor pickup, but it gets ugly. The car would fail moments after startup until after repeated at...

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car Vehicle Data

1976 Mercedes-Benz 450SL

VIN 1070441203
Engine4.5 L / 8 cyl / GAS
Trans3-speed Automatic
DeliveryFI / CIS
EmissionsFEDERAL
SymptomsNo Start, Ballast Resistor
OccursCold,
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car Vehicle Data

1976 Mercedes-Benz 450SL

VIN 1070441203
Engine4.5 L / 8 cyl / GAS
Trans3-speed Automatic
DeliveryFI / CIS
EmissionsFEDERAL
SymptomsNo Start, Ballast Resistor
OccursCold,