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MBFarmboy
08-31-2006, 07:52 PM
I have a mint condition 300SE that has 99,000 miles on it. I hit a deer and had to have some front end repairs made. I picked the car up from the body shop and drove it 10 miles and it idled and ran perfectly.

I have had the car stored all summer, but have started it a time or two to keep the batteries up.

When I started it this evening, it cranked for a long time before firing....When revved up to a thousand rpms it runs like a swiss watch...but when I take my foot off the accellerator, in less than a minute, it starts shuddering and dies, like it is flooding or starving for fuel....any suggestions?

mak
09-28-2006, 06:35 PM
First give it a good run with a fresh fuel top up and a FI cleaner in the tank.
i just had this and worked for me .same car model as yours in antracite gray colour.
mak