[W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 10, Issue 23
airedale at sbcglobal.net
airedale at sbcglobal.net
Fri Aug 19 02:40:43 EDT 2005
I noticed today in Kansas City at 97 degrees and very high humidity I was
getting 48 degrees out of the far left vent on the highway, it is a '91 SEC.
Best,
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike R." <mramay at att.biz>
To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:10 PM
Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 10, Issue 23
> Doc,
> Give me a call when you get to Vegas - I'd like to see the White with
> Beige
> SEC. You won't melt, it's only been 100 in Vegas this week. Nice weather.
>
> I put some R290 into the SEC this weekend and when it was an even 100 out
> today, I was getting 60 degree air out of the vents. Nathan, you're a
> genius.
>
> Later,
> Mike R.
> (702) 494-8056
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
> On Behalf Of drmet at pacbell.net
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:35 AM
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 10, Issue 23
> Importance: High
>
> It is truly a rarity to see multiple SEC's on the road and when my friend
> and I travel we never see any additional SEC's near us.
>
> I am bound by four of the beauties and luckily can choose which to drive
> as
> I did when we went to Las Vegas and I realized that Black with Black
> interior is not a wise choice. I will be taking my White with Beige in 10
> days perhaps I may not melt!
>
> Doc
>
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> 1. Dual SEC sighting (Chris Goldswain)
> 2. RE: Dual SEC sighting (Tom Oelsner)
> 3. Center Vents AC Problem (Barry Sharp)
> 4. Re: Center Vents AC Problem (Dick Spellman)
> 5. AMG (Hovsep Dovlatian)
> 6. RE: Dual SEC sighting (Rupert Schmitt)
> 7. RE: SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour
> (a figment of the imagination)
> 8. Re: SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour
> (airedale at sbcglobal.net)
> 9. Re: AMG (Attila)
> 10. RE: SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour (Mister McGoo)
> 11. Grill Wanted (Mister McGoo)
> 12. And yet another wheel/tire fitment question. (JFlyer2 at aol.com)
> 13. Re: AMG (Hovsep Dovlatian)
> 14. Re: Grill Wanted (Hovsep Dovlatian)
> 15. RE: And yet another wheel/tire fitment question. (Axel Wulff)
> 16. Re: AMG (Satish Tummala)
> 17. RE: SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour
> (a figment of the imagination)
> 18. RE: SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour
> (Richard Hogarth)
>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:07:51 -0700
> From: Chris Goldswain <c.goldswain at hyengineering.com>
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Dual SEC sighting
> To: "'mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID: <01C5A30B.260819C0.c.goldswain at hyengineering.com>
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> Hey fellow listers,
>
> I was driving through beautiful downtown White Rock, BC (where I live)
> Tuesday evening and saw not one, but two SEC's in less than 5min. The
> first
> was a gorgeous black AMG with deep dish rims. I flashed the guy, but he
> didn't see me because he was busy gawking at the scenery - not that I
> blame
> him. The other was a nice silver/burgundy 560 parked a few doors down
> from
> my apartment. It also had the deep dish AMG rims, but the rest of the car
> seemed stock. I left a note on the windshield mentioning the group so
> perhaps they'll check it out.
>
> It's rare to see even one SEC on any given day, but two within the space
> of
> 5min. that was pretty cool.
>
> Chris Goldswain
> Silver/Blue '85 500SEC Euro
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:12:00 -0700
> From: "Tom Oelsner" <toelsner at mindspring.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Dual SEC sighting
> To: <c.goldswain at hyengineering.com>, "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists"
> <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID: <BIEMJBJNCKNMAAJPLHDPKEAICBAA.toelsner at mindspring.com>
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>
> Chris,
> I run into them daily here in Silicon Valley.
> Tom Oelsner
> 90 560SEC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On Behalf Of Chris Goldswain
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: 'mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com'
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Dual SEC sighting
>
>
> Hey fellow listers,
>
> I was driving through beautiful downtown White Rock, BC (where I live)
> Tuesday evening and saw not one, but two SEC's in less than 5min. The
> first
> was a gorgeous black AMG with deep dish rims. I flashed the guy, but he
> didn't see me because he was busy gawking at the scenery - not that I
> blame
> him. The other was a nice silver/burgundy 560 parked a few doors down
> from
> my apartment. It also had the deep dish AMG rims, but the rest of the car
> seemed stock. I left a note on the windshield mentioning the group so
> perhaps they'll check it out.
>
> It's rare to see even one SEC on any given day, but two within the space
> of
> 5min. that was pretty cool.
>
> Chris Goldswain
> Silver/Blue '85 500SEC Euro
>
> The MB Coupes Website!
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>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 11:17:27 -0700
> From: Barry Sharp <bsharp at shaw.ca>
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Center Vents AC Problem
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> Message-ID: <0ILD007HHPHQYS at l-daemon>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> The centre vents on my 1989 560SEC do not work at all, so I gear myself up
> for the major strip down. I remove the glove box liner (Thank you, Dick)
> and check out the two vacuum pods. They look good and seem to work. OK,
> back to the centre ones. Remove the centre "venetian blinds" (Thank you,
> Tom), curse lots and eventually succeed. Push aside the rubber shroud
> and...nothing to be seen. No vacuum pod. The center lever under the
> centre vents is not actually connected to anything. I can see a tab on
> the
> flap that controls the airflow to the defrost vents, and I can move the
> flap
> manually. My questions are:
>
> 1. What items are missing that connect the middle lever to the tab on the
> airflow flap?
> 2. Where/how does the centre (missing) pod physically attach to the car.
> 3. Where the &$&^# are the vacuum lines that go to the missing pod?
> 4. Where can I get the correctly coloured vacuum lines?
> 5. Where can I find the moron who disassembled everything and did not put
> it ALL back together?
>
> Cheers.....Barry
>
> 1989 560 SEC Euro 96,000km
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:13:59 -0400
> From: "Dick Spellman" <spell.yy at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Center Vents AC Problem
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
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> Center Vents AC ProblemBarry:
>
> The vacuum element (pod) you are looking for should be just inside the
> glove
> box opening and up to the left. It has a single lever that attaches to a
> hidden door that simply diverts airflow to either the defrost vents or to
> the center vents.
>
> Are you sure the linkages you are referring to that you accessed by
> removing
> the center vent Venetian blinds and then lifting the rubber surround are
> not
> for the opening and closing of the left side, right side, and center vent
> doors 'at the dash' using the manual slides that sit below the center
> Venetian blinds and directly above the center console switches???
>
> I'd take another look around in side the glove box area and to the left
> then
> up. At the very least the metal link that the pod operates will be
> visible.
>
> Let us know what you find.
>
> Dick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barry Sharp
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 2:17 PM
> Subject: spam: [W126 Coupe] Center Vents AC Problem
>
>
> The centre vents on my 1989 560SEC do not work at all, so I gear myself
> up
> for the major strip down. I remove the glove box liner (Thank you, Dick)
> and check out the two vacuum pods. They look good and seem to work. OK,
> back to the centre ones. Remove the centre "venetian blinds" (Thank you,
> Tom), curse lots and eventually succeed. Push aside the rubber shroud
> and...nothing to be seen. No vacuum pod. The center lever under the
> centre vents is not actually connected to anything. I can see a tab on
> the
> flap that controls the airflow to the defrost vents, and I can move the
> flap
> manually. My questions are:
>
> 1. What items are missing that connect the middle lever to the tab on
> the
> airflow flap?
> 2. Where/how does the centre (missing) pod physically attach to the car.
> 3. Where the &$&^# are the vacuum lines that go to the missing pod?
> 4. Where can I get the correctly coloured vacuum lines?
> 5. Where can I find the moron who disassembled everything and did not
> put
> it ALL back together?
>
> Cheers.....Barry
>
> 1989 560 SEC Euro 96,000km
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:17:15 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Hovsep Dovlatian <hovsepdov at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] AMG
> To: MBCOUPES at mbcoupes.com
> Message-ID: <20050817211715.54260.qmail at web90108.mail.scd.yahoo.com>
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>
> Anyone know how to contact amg for a new engine and
> trany???
>
> Thanks
> Hovsep
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:46:07 -0400
> From: "Rupert Schmitt" <rschmit2 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Dual SEC sighting
> To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID: <004b01c5a37d$74ceb330$6501a8c0 at Rupilap>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Chris,
> I run into them daily here in Silicon Valley.
> Tom Oelsner
>
>
> Hey, it's not gonna take long before there arent any left.....you
> running into them every day...(:-)
>
> Sorry, couldn't pass this one up
>
> Rupert, 86 560SEC (:-)
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:10:31 -0700 (PDT)
> From: a figment of the imagination <figstir at yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive
> Downpour
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID: <20050818001031.94992.qmail at web52111.mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
>
> 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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> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:25:34 -0500
> From: <airedale at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive
> Downpour
> To: <figstir at yahoo.com>, "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists"
> <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID: <004901c5a38b$5997f640$210110ac at JCH>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> I do not know but I doubt if any parts are interchangeable between the 380
> &
>
> 560.
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "a figment of the imagination" <figstir at yahoo.com>
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:10 PM
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour
>
>
>>
>> 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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>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:36:30 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
> From: "Attila" <attila at corlink.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] AMG
> To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 03:39:15 +0000
> From: "Mister McGoo" <eelploot at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive
> Downpour
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> Message-ID: <BAY102-F2439F2856B466A9F6C6515CBB20 at phx.gbl>
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>
> 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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>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 03:44:04 +0000
> From: "Mister McGoo" <eelploot at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Grill Wanted
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> Message-ID: <BAY102-F91E562DCF5B3873801042CBB20 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
>
> Hi,
>
> Have a person here who needsr a grill assembly for the SEC (She has a 85
> 500SEC).
>
> -Bellamy
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:54:14 EDT
> From: JFlyer2 at aol.com
> Subject: [W126 Coupe] And yet another wheel/tire fitment question.
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> Message-ID: <92.2d2ea7c3.30356066 at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Will 17" X 8.5" ET20 front and 17" X 10" ET30 rear fit an SEC? I'm
> thinking
> the front would probably fit without spacers, but would the rear? If
> spacers
>
> are needed, what size? And what size tires would best fit the front and
> rear
>
> without having to roll fenders? Or exactly what size 17" wheels and tires
> are the
> best fit?
> Jay
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 01:00:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Hovsep Dovlatian <hovsepdov at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] AMG
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID: <20050818080027.13967.qmail at web90102.mail.scd.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Are you talkin about new AMG engines or the old ones
> from the 80's.
>
> Hovsep
>
> --- Attila <attila at corlink.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> AMG was absorbed by Benz. What you want to do is
>> contact someone like Metric Motors to 'build'
>> you an
>> AMG look-a-like motor. There are several shops
>> out
>> there that can build you a rock-n-rollin tranny,
>> better
>> than an original AMG.
>>
>> -------Original Message-------
>>
>> From: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
>> Date: 08/17/05 16:52:59
>> To: MBCOUPES at mbcoupes.com
>> Subject: [W126 Coupe] AMG
>>
>> Anyone know how to contact amg for a new engine and
>> trany???
>>
>> Thanks
>> Hovsep
>>
>>
>>
>> ____________________________________________________
>> Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page
>> http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
>>
>> The MB Coupes Website!
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>>
>> .> The MB Coupes Website!
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>
>
>
>
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> Message: 14
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 01:01:49 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Hovsep Dovlatian <hovsepdov at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Grill Wanted
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID: <20050818080149.68962.qmail at web90107.mail.scd.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> I need one too if u find one at a resonable price let
> me know.
>
> Thanks
> Hovsep
>
> --- Mister McGoo <eelploot at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Have a person here who needsr a grill assembly for
>> the SEC (She has a 85
>> 500SEC).
>>
>> -Bellamy
>>
>>
>> The MB Coupes Website!
>> W126 SEC Mailing List
>> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>>
>
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________
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>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 07:03:38 -0400
> From: "Axel Wulff" <axelwulff at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] And yet another wheel/tire fitment question.
> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> Message-ID: <BAY104-F45156B720FE18F72CC310B1B20 at phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
>
> Jay,
>
> 17x10, ET 30 will not fit at the rear. You'll need at least 20 mm spacers.
>
> 17" wheels, the tire dimensions that will bring your overal wheel diameter
> the closest to OEM (205/65 HR15) would be:
> 235/45
> 245/45
> 265/40
> 275/40
>
> If you ran 235 up front and 265 at the rear you should probably be fine.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Axel J. Wulff
>
>
>
>
>
>>From: JFlyer2 at aol.com
>>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>>Subject: [W126 Coupe] And yet another wheel/tire fitment question.
>>Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:54:14 EDT
>>
>>Will 17" X 8.5" ET20 front and 17" X 10" ET30 rear fit an SEC? I'm
>>thinking
>>the front would probably fit without spacers, but would the rear? If
>>spacers
>>are needed, what size? And what size tires would best fit the front and
>>rear
>>without having to roll fenders? Or exactly what size 17" wheels and tires
>>are the
>>best fit?
>>Jay
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>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 16
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 06:09:39 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Satish Tummala" <satish at tummala.net>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] AMG
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID:
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>
> Just contact Hartmut Fehyl at RENNtech. Their 6.0L V8 is a copy of the
> original AMG hammer engine. A sheer waste of money at $15950 if you ask
> me. There are cheaper alternatives.
>
> ...and that price doesn't even include the shipping or transmission.
>
> Satish
>
>
>> Anyone know how to contact amg for a new engine and
>> trany???
>>
>> Thanks
>> Hovsep
>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 17
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:57:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: a figment of the imagination <figstir at yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive
> Downpour
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
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>
> Bellamy,
>
> Nice logic. Perhaps, I, too, need to take a vacation
> from this, eh?
>
> To answer some questions, the salvage yard owner told
> me that the coil off the 560 SEC should work fine.
> Despite having hundreds of benz's in the yard, he only
> has one SEC. I was thinking of pulling the coil off a
> '85 380SE but the coil was really hard to take off
> given the front end smash-up. I'll give it another
> shot today. By the way, I got all of these parts for
> free and I haven't installed anything yet, so it's no
> loss.
>
> In general, again grossly speaking, the 560 SEC and
> 380 SEC are the same car except for the guts of the
> engine. Remember the 380 SEC is the predecessor of the
> 500 and 560 series. The engine accessories should
> all be theoretically interchangeable, as the basic
> input/output parameters are the same or similar. I'll
> verify this information about the coil by calling the
> local dealer today. Hopefully this smaller coil will
> be a nice "upgrade" to the later model series, if you
> will. It's definitely smaller and seems to be the new
> coil design on all MBZ after 1989 or so...
>
> Sir, I'm gonna have to disagree with ya, comparing a
> 350 chevy with a 380 benz: it's like lemons to
> Macintosh apples, I say. Besides, the next number in
> the series is an "8" and not a "5", so I gotcha beat
> on that one, eh?! ;)
>
> I'll write back and tell ya what the MBZ dealer tells
> me, okies?
>
> -figment of my own twisted mind.
>
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> Message: 18
> Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:31:19 -0500
> From: "Richard Hogarth" <R_Hogarth at Foundrycove.com>
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive
> Downpour
> To: <figstir at yahoo.com>, "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'"
> <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Message-ID: <20050818153120.A55514C25D at mailwash11.pair.com>
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>
> Before you play this game, you may want to check the resistance of the
> coils
> with an Ohmmeter.
> The newer style 'block' coils produce a higher secondary voltage and have
> a
> much faster 'recovery' time from one spark to the next.
> -axlehead at bellsouth.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
> On Behalf Of a figment of the imagination
> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 7:11 PM
> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] SEC Starting Failure After a Massive Downpour
>
>
> 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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