[W126 Coupe] Hesitance on driving

[Sharan Bains]

Hi,

It was before the work.

The car had done 140k miles and it was still on it's old leads and 
injectors. So these were the first things to address.


talbir


>From: "Dick Spellman" <spell.yy at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Hesitance on driving
>Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 10:43:42 -0400
>
>Hi Talbir:
>
>You don't say if this problem existed before doing the work specified or if
>it has appeared immediately after the work???
>
>Regards,
>
>Dick
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sharan Bains" <sharanbains at hotmail.com>
>To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 9:53 AM
>Subject: [W126 Coupe] Hesitance on driving
>
>
> > Been working on a friends car - 560SEC Euro.
> >
> > New HT leads, dizzy cap, rotor and new injectors.
> >
> > When driving along at 40mph+, constant speed of say 60mph, then there is 
>a
> > hesitancy every 2 seconds....it's like someone's gently dabbing the 
>brake
> > for a split second, as there is a deccelerating effect. This hesitancy
> > appears at any speed.
> >
> > I've swapped the coil for a known good one (from my own 560SEC) and
>problem
> > persists.
> >
> > It's almost like one of the cylinders is not getting enough delivery of
>fuel
> > (idle is slightly rough too), which suggests a bad fuel distributor.
> >
> > Any ideas ?
> >
> >
> > talbir
> >
> >
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