Just bought this excellent condition 84 500 SEL for $2000! and am excited, but it has a couple of issues I was wondering if people here might know about (nothing good found after google searches):
there is a very strong gasoline odor in the car both while driving, but also it is particularly strong after car sits overnight closed up. What should I check? Is there some sort of special filter that is going wrong?
Dashboard (speedometer etc.) not lighting up - is there a way I can get a fuse diagram online somewhere to help with this?
Also, the text below the heater/climate controls is in German, but the speedometer is in MPH - I'm wondering if this was a European vehicle imported to the US? or were American controls written in German? (luckily i speak german so no big deal - just found it interesting)
How much mileage can I expect to get on the original engine on a well maintained 84 500 SEL? Anything special I should do at this point? it has 280k miles on it. A few years ago in Calif I had a 76 300D that was at 400k miles and kept chugging I presume (sold it, and miss it!)
Thanks for any info...
JR