[W126 Coupe] Electrical / start problem

[Shin Takei]

 Dick,


 Wow, I'm glad you are friends with your wrench enough to have coffee. I will definitely look into it.

Thanks

Shin


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Spellman <dick.spellman at gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 1:31 pm
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Electrical / start problem










Hi Shin,

My independent mechanic and I met today for coffee.? I explained your symptoms.? He suggests you check the ignition switch connector where the harness meets the back of the ignition key assembly.? He's seen the behavior you describe on other MB's and says it's a $20 MB dealer part but, he charges $200 with labor to do the repair.


Good luck,
Dick


On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Shin Takei <shinzbox at aol.com> wrote:


Hi all,

Recently my '91 560 SEC has had slow starting. When the ignition is turned on, all the lights in the instrument panel come on and when cranked, it is slow and the wiper turns on without the switch being on.? Then it starts and maintains until the engine is shut off and the same is repeated. All indicator lights including charging turns off when the engine is on. This has been going on for at least two weeks so I checked the battery voltage which reads 12.45 with engine off and 13.65 with engine on. So it can't be the battery and it seems to be charging. Any ideas on what it could be? Some short along the way? dieing regulater?


Thanks to all of you experts.



Shin


 


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