[W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 10, Issue 23
Mike R.
mramay at att.biz
Fri Aug 19 09:32:25 EDT 2005
Hmmm, looks like there is still room for improvement in my '87. I'm running
about 30 psi and 300 psi - is that about right?
I'm thinking the pressures are about right but there is a high probability
that my underdash vents need work. This fall (cooler weather) is Fix All the
Dash Stuff time
- New dash cap or fix the actual blue dash
- fix the clock
- new front speakers
- George Murphy kit for all the diaphragms under there
- new rubber connectors for all the vacuum lines
- fix the plastic console
- refinish the dash wood
- fix the &*()_ cruise amplifier
- fix all the other stuff I don't know about but will discover under there.
Yes, Ellen, it will all be sparkling clean under there when I'm done. This
is the start of getting the WHOLE car clean for Starfest 06 in Vegas and
giving you a run for your money!! I will have the tranny rebuilt before then
so the front seal leak is gone and I can scrub the underside of the car.
Gonna need a LOT of toothbrushes!!
Later,
Mike R.
(702) 494-8056
-----Original Message-----
From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of airedale at sbcglobal.net
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:41 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] RE: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 10, Issue 23
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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> Today's Topics:
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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)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> 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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> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> 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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>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
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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
>>
>>
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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
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> 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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> 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>
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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>
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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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