[W126 Coupe] Re: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 5, Issue 24

[Markus Meyer]

Calvin,

Lets get some more details.  Dies and then restarts right away and keeps going, or dies and then remains hard to start or dead for a while?  It is going to be either electrical/spark or fuel related.  After it dies, and you turn the key (but don't actually start it, just turn key to start) do you hear the fuel pumps spinning?

Markus




 --- On Tue 03/22, Calvin Young < cayoung144 at yahoo.com > wrote:
From: Calvin Young [mailto: cayoung144 at yahoo.com]
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:10:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Re: MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 5, Issue 24

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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Guys, I need your help.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>My 83 380 SEC has developed a problem that could get my wife killed or injured. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I know that taking it to a dealer will not fix the problem as it occurs infrequently.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  They will just keep changing parts until I quite in disgust.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The engine dies every once in a while, particularly while turning a corner at low speed.  <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Yesterday, my wife says that it died while she was driving down the road as she was coming to a stop for a light. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have replaced all of the idle control mechanisms in the car that I know of since I had a rough idle problem.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>The engine is rebuilt as is the tranny (about a year or so ago with good contractors).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Car has new wires and darn near everything has been replaced except the computer. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  Car is a Euro.  </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">Any help would be appreciated.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">Cal</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV><BR><BR>Sincerely, <br><br><br><br>Calvin A.Young<p>
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