yes
Normal operating Temp is about 87C
There is no such thing as a 280SL R129 The R129 battery is in the trunk
Yes, the hardtops for the SL R129 were the same for years. A 1998 would fit if you found one.
Rear of engine driver's side. Need to remove plastic covers, air filters to get better access. Dental mirror a help. One suggestion I have seen is to cover engine with chaise pad so you can lay on the engine and use extension to remove screw.
There are two instrument cluster removeal hooks that slide in at either side of the cluster. You insert them to the marked line on the tools & turn them 90 degrees & pull the cluster out toward the steering wheel. The tools are available at your MB dealer for a very reasonable price or you can find them on Ebay but I found them at the dealer for much less.
Are you talking about removing the hard top or removing the soft top from the car?If the hard top that is simply a case of using the red button to the left of the gear lever to release it (the same button that raises and lowers the soft top) and then with the help of someone else lifting it clear.If it is the soft top then there is an excellent video run through here -http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r129-sl-class/1328118-r129-disassembly-videos.html#post3194559
It was a convertable I'm not sure what model. You can see a pic of it here... http://thuglifearmy.com/news/?id=31 He had a black Mercedes R129 Sl500. But he also was seen several times on a black w124 e500.
Hi guys, heres your (perfect) answer. you out 190 Series (W201) 200/300 Series (W/C/A/S124) SE/SEC Series (W/C126) A-Class (W168/V168/S168) pre 2005 A-Class (W169) post 2005 B-Class (W245) C-Class pre 04/2000 Saloon (W202) pre 02/2001 Estate (S202) C-Class post 05/2000 Saloon (W203) post 03/21001 Estate (S203) and sports coupe (CL203) E-Class pre 02/2002 Saloon (W210) pre 02/2003 Estate (S210) E-Class post 03/2002 (W211) Saloon and (S211) Estate SLK-Class pre 03/2004 (R170) SLK-Class post 03/2004 (R171) CLK-Class pre 05/2002 (A208/C208) CLK-Class post 05/2002 (A209/C209) CLS-Class (C219) R-Class (W/V251) S-Class pre 09/1998 (W140) S-Class post 09/1998 (W220) S-Class post 2006 (W221) CL-Class pre 03/2001 (C140) CL-Class post 03/2001 (C215) SL-Class pre-1990 (R107) SL-Class 1990-09/2001 (R129) SL-Class post 09/2001 (R230) ML-Class (W163) pre 2005 ML-Class (W164) post 2005 V-Class (110/113/W638) G-Class (W460/463) VITO (108/110/113/W638/1/2) VITO POST-2005 (W639) VIANO (W639) VANEO (V414) Greetzz from a mercedes-fan and mercedes-geek ;P