[W126 Coupe] shorted

[malcolm369 at comcast.net]

hi Chris,

Schematic on its way via your email (due to file size all 700KB).

Cheers,   Malcolm
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From: "chris schafer" <cjschafer at voyager.net>
> I have a no spark problem with my 1988 560SEC. At the moment it looks like 
> insufficient volts at the coil.
> 
> I have managed to compound my problems by shorting out one of the wires in the 
> ignition system. I now have to replace this wire.
> 
> I have not found either block diagram or schematic that shows all the wires in 
> the ignition system and where they go.
> 
> I have both the CD manual from Johnathan and MB manuals. 
> 
> There are three wires at the positive terminal on the coil, where do they go? 
> One of these is the shorted one and I have a melted insulation trail to follow. 
> This leads me to connector X26 behind the fuse box. Looks like it may go through 
> the firewall after that.
> 
> There are also two wires on the negative side, where do they go?
> 
> I would really appreciate it if someone could produce a complete block diagram 
> of this ignition system. 
> 
> If no one has one I will draw one up in Paint after I sort this out.
> 
> Thanks,
> Chris Schafer
> -- 
> CoreComm Webmail. 
http://home.core.com


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