[W126 Coupe] Electrical / start problem

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Shin,
Very close friends as it turns out.  He collects older MB's (barn with a
dozen or so now) and I usually run to his shop late Sat or on Sunday and use
his lift and equipment for projects.  It is one of the reasons I am fearless
on these older cars.  If I have something unknown before me, he's a call or
visit away in all cases.

Regards,
Dick

On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 9:54 PM, Shin Takei <shinzbox at aol.com> wrote:


>  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>

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> 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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