I got some great responses from you guys last time so I figured I'd call on you again. I just bought a 1980 450sl. Runs great except...
1) VERY slugish off the line but only when it's cold. right after you crank the car if you try and get on it it seems like it wants to choke down, then there's a little bit of a pop and it seems to snap out of it. once the engine is good and warm everything's fine. Any ideas?2) there is a small oil leak that we thought was coming from the valve cover gasket. those were replaced and I cleaned around the covers. looks like that problem is fixed, but there's still a leak somewhere. I took it to an imports only place and they told me it was the Head bolt (or possibly head gasket) and the rear main. Needless to say I'm trying to get out of paying to have those things replaced unless it's absolutley necessary. The leak is small (it has leaked about half a quart of oil in
2 months or 1500 miles) is there ANY additive or anything along those lines that you guys would trust or could recomend? Thanks Sam Said 1980 450SL 103K miles