Damn, son. I'm glad it was resolved as well. Few things are as rewarding as a properly-functioning M104-powered w202. I have a C43 and very often miss my 1994 C280.

FWIW there's one added benefit to our cars being so old that they are found in junkyards: Long story short, my alternator created a massive power surge that blew out all kinds of electrical crap on my C280. ECU, ABS computer, and a bunch of smaller relays all over the car. I was looking at thousands upon thousands to repair.

Found a 1995 C280 owned by an old man. Head gasket let go and he overheated it. An indy shop bought it to pull random parts they needed (CCU, full exhaust, throttle body). I bought the entire car from them for $450 and swapped out all the electrical components I needed, and STILL had a shitload of spare parts for my C280 and 1994 E320 (also an M104). Ended up using the water pump and alternator. Still had a complete interior, transmission, all body panels. Damn, it was the best $450 I ever spent, but it sure was an eye-sore sitting in my driveway.