[W126 Coupe] Re: 380SEC stalling

[Tony Damar]

I dealt with a problem in my 380SE last year like that.  It occured frequently, but was nearly impossible to replicate.  
 
My 380 would stall when coming to a stop and be hard to start again.  It would also stall when stopped at lights and be difficult to start again.  I made lots of friends in traffic that way.
 
We did replace a lot of things(almost everything save the fuel di$tributor).  The culprit ended up being the ignition module on top of the fender well inside the engine compartment.  
 
Hope this helps,
Tony

Calvin Young <cayoung144 at yahoo.com> wrote:

 

Guys, I need your help.  My 83 380 SEC has developed a problem that could get my wife killed or injured.  I know that taking it to a dealer will not fix the problem as it occurs infrequently.  They will just keep changing parts until I quite in disgust.

 

The engine dies every once in a while, particularly while turning a corner at low speed.   Yesterday, my wife says that it died while she was driving down the road as she was coming to a stop for a light.  I have replaced all of the idle control mechanisms in the car that I know of since I had a rough idle problem.  The engine is rebuilt as is the tranny (about a year or so ago with good contractors).  Car has new wires and darn near everything has been replaced except the computer.   Car is a Euro.  

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Cal



Sincerely, 



Calvin A.Young

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