[W126 Coupe] Progress!

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Brad:

If you search the archives for 'battery drain' you'll see many reported 
and cleared issues.  The most daunting battery drain issue was resolved 
by Vance Rowley as I recall.  It was a bad courtesy lamp at the 
windscreen.  Anyway, lots of ways to easily trouble shoot in the 
archives and you can always unplug the courtesy lamp feeds in the 
headliner if all else fails to see if you have that very rare gremlin.

Hope you stay dry.

Dick

Brad Cross wrote:

> Well, I was actually quite overwhelmed with the response I got from 

> you guys and thanks for that (especially the comments from you Dick)

>

> I have tracked down the leak and think I have sorted it.  The sunroof 

> really doesn't want to slide back (I used to have a 500sec and in that 

> the slide roof control tilted up to tilt and down to close, and slid 

> back and forth to retract and close the slide roof, but on the 560 the 

> control tilts up and down, but won't slide back and forwards, thus the 

> roof won't retract.  Normal, or siezed?) and wasn't showing signs of 

> leaking so I investigated the drains either side of the windscreen.

>

> I found that the the passenger side drain tray was rotted quite badly, 

> and upon testing the drain tube was intact and fine.  So, I sealed the 

> tray and re-assembled the front end, and think we're in business.  

> only problem is I think the water has shorted the electrics in the 

> footwell, as if I leave the key in the ignition and don't start the 

> engine the battery runs flat very quickly (20 mins!).

>

> Now, all that's left for me to do is sort that (?!) and - having 

> cleaned the entirety of the interior appart from the roof - dry out 

> the car and go through the remove and re-line the headliner procedure 

> on mbcoupes.com to complete the job.

>

> Thanks again for your help, and I look forward to any advice or 

> picking your brains in the future1

>

> Regards,

>

> Brad.

>

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