new member .. aquired 78 450sl about 2yrs ago..stored in garage appx 12yrs..</P>


been working on it off and on...strange snake-like thingmaybe 12"long made </P>


out of plastic came out of fuel line between fuel reg and fuel distribtook it out</P>


also gutted pressure sensor at one end..whats the snake thing?car runs good in town... great on freewayrun 90-100 not sweat.. also made dif air filter ..</P>


now has open air filter on all sides like racing one...thought more air might help</P>


also mod thermostat so holds lower temp betterthese mods good bad? long term </P>


probs?..also any chemists out there ..my gas lines seem to be oxadising.. are </P>


there any chems i can run thru or soak lines in to stop this? just a thought</P>