[W126 Coupe] RE: Car Dies at slow speed

[Chris Goldswain]

Calvin,

I had a very similar problem with an '87 Ford Taurus (I know, I know.. not 
even the same league). In my case it would stop fine but as soon as you 
took your foot off the brake to hit the gas it would stall - no sputtering 
it was like you turned it off with the key, and it would start right back 
up no problem. Again it was intermittent and no one could figure it out, 
until one day while driving at 60kph it just died, I coasted to a stop and 
could not re-start it. Turned out to be the ignition control module. Never 
happened again after that.


Yours truly,
Chris Goldswain



BR> Message: 3 Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:13:47 -0800 (PST) From: Jim Nowak 
<JJNOWAK_32503 at YAHOO.COM> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Re: MBCOUPES Digest, 
Vol 5, Issue 24 To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <MBCOUPES at MBCOUPES.COM> 
Message-ID: <20050322171347.24318.qmail at web20022.mail.yahoo.com> 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii  Calvin,  Have you changed the 
fuel filter?  Jim   --- 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 i
 n
 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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