[W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour

[Mister McGoo]

Dear Figment;

HEY.  YAH!  I never thought of it like that.  But I'll bet that, who knows, 
even if you DON'T actually NEED a coil for your 380, a used one from an 
eight year newer 560 would probably work even better!  Sure, it might LOOK 
completely different but it is likely just one of those German cosmetic 
upgrades.

When you think of it logically, the 560 is almost EXACTLY the same size 
engine as a Chev 350, and both the "350" and the "380" start with the number 
"3" so they must all be the same, right?

What I question is why you bought a used one from a 560 when you COULD HAVE 
bought a BRAND NEW coil for a '70 GMC 350 Heavy Half for only $19.95!!

And if you squint a bit, IT even LOOKS the same.

I'll be on holidays for a while.

-Bellamy



>From: a figment of the imagination <figstir at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: figstir at yahoo.com,Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
><mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour
>Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:10:31 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Hi!
>
>I went to the salvage yard today and picked up a used
>coil off a 1990 560 SEC.  However, this coil is not
>the cylindrical type that goes on 380 SECs.  Does
>anyone know if it will really matter?
>
>I was reading the service manual and it said at the
>bottom: "Never replace ignition coil by one the
>ignition coils used up to now".
>
>Well, this is really confusing because I don't know
>what year the manual was made and the manual covers a
>range of W126 bodies from '82 to 91+, so what the heck
>kind of message is this?
>
>coils are coils?  beyond the number of windings and
>the strength of the induction current, can MBZ really
>have made a big change between earlier model SECs and
>later models?  obviously, not all coils are the same
>but to simply send current to the dizzy cap, can there
>really be that much of a "dangerous/damage-prone"
>difference?
>
>
>-fig
>
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