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Ron, this car does not appear to have points as i think the 528i got transistor ignition. I'm in Dallas TX. There is a gentleman by the name of Mike Morris who runs a shop in north Cali called Morris motors. He has a bunch of old MBs and can probably help you with a 3.27:1 diff.

Thanks, the car is now running with one of the ballast bypassed. I've been told that converting to petronix is an option but i'm not too familiar with Petronix and assumed it is only used to convert points setup.

The 280SEL is a 4.5 and it's a parts car for my two 300SEL 6.3's and 300SEL 3.5. The ...

I think that i've figured out the issue and also found that this car does have ballast resistors located behind the passenger side headlight behind the windscreen washer bottle.

Part # is 0227900101 but I can't find anywhere that stocks it and I know that Mercedes Benz uses ballast resistors that ...

Thanks, I picked up another relay from a retired BMW mechanic who has a stash of NOS parts. I'll try it today. Failing that, I'll order a switch.

I also need to check around the AFM as I had to move it around to install new belts.

Thanks again and I'll update shortly.

All,

I have an odd problem with my 81 528i. I had issues which I thought was the starter (not clicking until the starter got a couple of good thumps).

The starter was replaced yesterday which required the removal of the back intake tube. The gasket did not look to be damaged when everything was ...