[W126 Coupe] STARTING PROBLEMS WITH DRAIN

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Clay,

Archives have some interesting comments on battery drain diagnosis.  If you
prefer a hit or miss approach for starters try disconnecting any aftermarket
amp on the stereo and then disconnect as in remove the front coupe headliner
courtesy lamp and all related connections.

Then see if the problem persists and if it does hook up the volt meter to
battery to affirm the drain is the car and not a bad cell on the battery
itself and follow with metering each of the fues connectors to the hot side
to see if a drain is apparent.

Good luck,
Dick

On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 1:39 PM, clay <benzman3 at cox.net> wrote:


>  Hi Guy's,

> It's been quite awhile since I've been on for help,had to re-register and

> health as usual. I believe it was Dick that helped me last year when my 88

> sec did the same thing as it's doing now. As soon as it got cool outside

> here in AZ. the car would want to start on the first click,but if it didn't

> you would have to give it some pedal and then it would start. Last year I

> replaced the injector and play with the fuel dis. settings alitte

> rich,lean,and back and fourth till it finally was perfect. Just before

> emissions thank god. I also at the same time developed a battery drain of

> 0.5 to 0.7 and it would drain the battery overnight. When the car started

> and running great the drain went away without touching anything and since

> then the only thing that I change was a was all the window switches because

> they were all the same brightness from Rusty's only because the drivers side

> became dim so I replaced it from Someone because Rusty was out and it was

> also dim,so I got another from Autohauz but haven't changed it. Could that

> dim switch cause the battery drain ? When it went away last year I didn't

> know what to think could have been wrong.

>

> Sorry about the long story,but didn't know how to explain it.

> Any Ideas are welcomed.

> Clayton Moizo

> 88 560SEC

> 89 300CE

> 79 Euro 450SLC

>

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