Good news! I have solved the no start issue on my 1973 144. Somehow a wire inside a bundle running from the main relay (attached to the fuel pump relay) to the coil was broken. This explains why I couldn't hear the pressure up indication when the key was turned on. Routed a new wire and the car star...

Restoring a 1973 144E I bought new in Germany. Body is painted close to original canary yellow, interior completed back in 1990. Everything was working fine until I disconnected most of the under hood electrical components to allow painting of wheel well areas. Reattached all componenets carefully (...