[W126 Coupe] Mercedes On-the-Road with problems

[Dan Stratton]

Well here I am 550 miles from home, and my normally reliable '87  
560SEC is dead in the water...

Not really dead, but dyeing. At night, with the headlights on. After  
searching out a place to eat here in Chadron, Nebraska, my SEC lights  
started acting funny. First the Anti-lock indicator came on, then a  
short while later the dash lights went out and the headlights too! I  
pulled over to the side of the road and then the engine died. Great.  
Tried to re-start it and it acted like it had a dead battery. So I  
called AAA - after waiting on the phone for what seems like hours  
(maybe only 40 minutes), they said the were having a problem finding  
someone to tow me. And didn't know how long it would take...

So I tried to start the car again. IT STARTED RIGHT UP! So I headed  
back to the motel - about a mile down the road and only 2 blocks to  
the motel, it died again - same symptoms. I had enough momentum to  
keep me going into the motel parking lot, BUT DEAD AGAIN! After  
waiting 15 minutes or so, I was able to pull it into the parking stall  
next to my room. So here I am. I have to do a training session  
tomorrow (the whole reason for me to be in Chadron), so I won't be  
able to look at it until late afternoon. Do you good folks have any  
ideas or suggestions?

Pardon me if this is posted twice. I didn't have access to my regular  
email address (stratton at illustration.com) and I didn't know if it  
would work with is odd address.

Dan Stratton

'87 560 SEC, '59 220 S Cabriolet, '58 300d, 220 S Sunroof and many,  
many others in my past.