[W126 Coupe] HELP! Car Salling!!!!!

[David Fatovic]

I have also taken the fuel pump relay out of my 85 500
SEC and placed it in his car.  Same thing.

David

--- "David G. Cole" <dc at dc-mc.com> wrote:

> Dave,
> 
> Not necessarily, my '85 ignition control unit went
> on the fritz and, in
> the beginning, would only fail very intermittantly
> and only after it was
> running for a good bit and got hot. As some time
> went by the frequency of
> failing increased as the amount of time it took,
> from first startup to
> stalling, decreased. Finally got to the point (and
> in a very short amount
> of time) of being able to run only 10 to 15 minutes
> before it gave out.
> 
> But all things considered, the fuel pump relay has a
> known history of this
> same type of sympton while the ignition parts are
> usually very solid.
> Focus on the fuel relay first.
> 
> David Cole
> 
> 
> > I need some help with my dad's 85 500SEL.  The car
> > seems to stall when it gets warm.  The strange
> thing
> > is, it doesn't seem to be only when the car is at
> > idle.  But driving down the highway the car will
> stall
> > out.  My dad took it to one mechanic who changed
> some
> > vacuum tubes and then charged him to change the
> > ignition control unit (which I have replaced
> before).
> > Now if it was the ignition control unit the car
> would
> > not start at all because it wouldn't be telling
> the
> > coil to release its charge.  But after the car
> stalls
> > it starts up again.
> >
> > So I am thinking that the mechanic just took us
> for a
> > ride, but I don't know what else it could be.  I
> know
> > people have had this issue or something similar
> > before.
> >
> > Any ideas on what we should look at?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David
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