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

[mfmeyer at iwon.com]

 Not sure about the manuals but you could start here: http://www.mbcoupes.com/repairarticles/idlecontrol/highidle.htm or the archives in general.Markus Meyer484-919-9762 (cell)http://www.meyerprobateproperties.com/--- On Tue 06/06, David Fatovic < coloradocroat at yahoo.com > wrote:From: David Fatovic [mailto: coloradocroat at yahoo.com]To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.comDate: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 06:48:39 -0700 (PDT)Subject: Re: RE: [W126 Coupe] HELP! Car Salling!!!!!Where in the MB manual should I look for pictures andR&R instructions on these items?David--- "David G. Cole" wrote:> Have you taken the air slide valve (forgot its exact> name at the moment)> off and cleaned it w/ carb cleaner? These tend to> carbon up and start> sticking. And they can just go bad, mine had to be> replaced when I got my> car because of it randomly dying at idle. Did not> mention it before> because thought your car's problem was not idle> related.> > dgc> > > 
> > do you remember where you found the computer and> > wiring harness. I will want to check that out as> well> >> > I changed the fuel filter tonight. it did make> some> > difference. here is what I found while driving it> > tonight. it goes well while driving, but when you> stop> > it doesnt hold idle very well or at all. that is> when> > it will stall. it tries to idle around 480-500> rpm. I> > believe that is too low to keep vacuum pressure.> what> > could cause this? I did replace the over voltage> > protection relay.> >> > any ideas now? what should I look at to adjust the> > idle?> >> > thanks,> >> > David> > --- mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com> > wrote:> >>> >>> >> -----Original Message-----> >> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com> > [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] I> >> had 
the same problem - swapped lots of parts> between> > my 500SEC (which had> >> the problem) and my wife's 500SE. In the end> (after> > months of chasing the> >> problem) it turned out to be that small wiring> > harness that attaches to the> >> ignition computer - it had a wire that was broken> > inside the insulation.> >>> >> $15 at the wreckers' - problem solved.> >>> >> Ian> >>> >> The MB Coupes Website!> >> W126 SEC Mailing List> >> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.> >> > The MB Coupes Website!> > W126 SEC Mailing List> > Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.> >> > > The MB Coupes Website!> W126 SEC Mailing List> Postings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.> The MB Coupes Website!W126 SEC Mailing ListPostings remain property of MB Coupes, L.L.C.

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