Mercedes M130 ignition timing, timing advance, points, dwell angle, tuneup.

[@timleonard339]

Thanks!

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

You're welcome and thank you as well

[@stevesmythe8556]

I dont think anyone's covered this for this specific engine. I already know I'm going to rewatch this again!

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Yeah it's the only one online

[@neildean6235]

More informative than a manual. Excellent video.

[@grantbellinger7403]

You absolute champion,finally,you have the camera work that’s detailed with no damn restrictions to what you are doing and explain just lovely,matey it is all about camera work just like Chris fix it,Wonderful job cobba!

[@zoltantakacs866]

Last year you mentioned that you will make this video. I knew this will be in this summer.... when you use again the W108. Thank you very much for this video! Regards from Hungary!

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Thx 🙏🏻 From canada 🇨🇦

[@gbenz6494]

Great work! Thanks for taking the time to make these repair and maintenance videos. There are other Mercedes channels on KZbin where there's too much talking, no work ever shown, and still have the nerve to ask for Patreon money. Makes me wonder if they can actually work on these cars.

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Thanks! 👍

[@orlandodonado]

Dear sir, my ones 108’s have a Thiny clip under the sponges under the rotor, to keep it in place. This rare clip is like an “u clamp” around the edge of the main axel of the distributor. Very hard to get in place (I use a little ratchet cup to set in place). Then put the little foam sponges & oil. Thnx for ur work👍👍👍👍

[@AMNAbidi]

dude!! you're the man. thank you so much, keep them coming please.

[@savneo]

Excellent video very well explained in simple terms. This helped fully understand what’s needed.👍

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Thx

[@gregorygardner4513]

Thanks!

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@konnybenzfan9708]

Great job. 👍 But its only one screw to remove the whole distributor. 😉

[@marcosortolani3639]

Thanks for the video. I used your class to tune my 1975 Mercedes W116 D-Jetronic.

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Glad it's helping people out, let's keep these old cars going

[@cla6244]

Congratulations on the video, very interesting and explained very well. I would like to know the title of the book on which you were looking at the values ....thanks from Italy.

[@MrPipories]

This video is super useful

[@FaroukEl-Khalil]

Thanks again for this useful Video. My car is a 250 SL and the fuel Injection pump looks sort of identical to this one as far as the adjustments are concerned. Does the same procedure apply to it, identically? Thx again buddy for the awesome work you are doing.

[@orlandodonado]

Another point: All the “data” on the manual is calculated on the 0 MSL, but mechanics recommend to ADD 1 degree each 500 MSL. FE Bogotá, Quito, La Paz etc r places over 2300 MSL so we must add 5 degrees ATCD (?)

[@Weldeddiff]

Cool new project !

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

I've had it for 10 years, unbelievable car that never breaks down

[@Weldeddiff]

@@ProblemSolverGarage I hear ya , cars were built to actually last back then.

[@LuisGonzalez-rh3mx]

What happened with the cabriolet I’m waiting for fuel cis system update great content 🙌

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Production is on pause, i'm currently restoring a 1982 Volkswagen rabbit diesel, as soon as the snow comes I will be back at the white convertible rabbit. Sorry for the delay but more videos are coming

[@5aldl]

Hi, thanks for the great video! What does it mean if the idle doesn't change when disconnecting the vacuum hose? Is the vacuum advance valve not working?

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Correct

[@5aldl]

@ProblemSolverGarage Thanks for the quick reply, another question, if I adjusted the throttle position (butterfly valve as some calls it) by loosening the flathead screw, will this affect anything other than the idle RPM? or it will disrupt the air/fuel mixture?

[@5aldl]

@ProblemSolverGarage to summarise, does the throttle linkage need to be perfectly adjusted? Or there is a tolerable range?

[@5aldl]

@ProblemSolverGarage I adjusted it to raise the RPM while idling and AC is on, because the voltage becomes low when AC is on, because I noticed there are two idling speeds, one with AC on, and one while off, low voltage could be related another problem? Or what I did is good enough? any suggestions?

[@AllenManor]

Great video, I hope to get a W108 soon. What are the two electric fans for on the radiator?

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

Just to keep it running cool when sitting in line at McDonald's or Tim Hortons on a very hot summer day

[@AllenManor]

@@ProblemSolverGarage Is it automatica Or do you turn it on manually?

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

@@AllenManor manually I have a switch under the dash

[@zoltantakacs866]

Hello, I enjoy your great videos. Many thanks for your teaching efforts. May I request your advice in the timing subject? If on my W108 280SE (6cyl) I measure only 20deg dwell angle at 0.3mm point gap. How is it possible? Wear on the distributor shaft? I don't know... Would you recommend to decrease the gap smaller to 0.25mm (or to what?) in order to increase the dwell? Best regards from Hungary.

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

I can't remember I would have to pull my book out but I do specify that in the video, play around with it don't be scared

[@234dom]

Hi there , what book manual you using for this Merc?where to get it? Good job ,thanks.

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

It's a Haynes manual eBay

[@hellkell8693]

You should not have heated up the spring. You anneal the wire and change the spring characteristics. You could have just bent the metal cold. You can make your own spring also.

[@robertom8936]

Hello, nice to greet you, I am writing to you from Venezuela because I have a 69 W113 280sl and I have problems with the distributor 051, I put degrees at idle as you explain, however when I accelerate the rpm it does not increase the degrees, when I remove the distributor cover the rotor and It moves easily but does not have any type of spring pressure. What do you think it could be? Broken flyweight springs? Greetings

[@georgecurtis6463]

Seriously, you working on a distributor without just pulling the distributor out ?

[@ryank7465]

Thank you for the vid. My timing is far more advanced than the book numbers, but when I start to retard the timing back to spec, the RPMs get too low and the car starts to stall. Any suggestions?

[@ProblemSolverGarage]

There's two charts on the Flywheel maybe you're looking at the wrong chart. Or timing scale I should say

[@ryank7465]

@@ProblemSolverGarage thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately looking at the inner chart. I’m thinking someone lowered the idle speed adjustment previously.

[@duifje7642]

Ik heb de onsteking er uitgehaald auto start niet meer😢