[W126 Coupe] Car doesn't start, just had service

[Mike R.]

Could be a bad starter too. BTDT, got the bruises, said all the bad words.

Pull the spark plugs and spin it with the starter. In a no-load condition, 
it should spin rather easily, hopefully not chugging out water or gas from a 
cylinder.

Later,
Mike Ramay
(702) 494-8056
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From: "Iain Gunn" <igunn at bmts.com>
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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Car doesn't start, just had service



> 100 degrees is no big deal, your expansion tank wasn't empty so you didn't 

> loose all your coolant. It is not uncommon for the coolant to go down a 

> bit after the system has been drained, as air pockets will fill after the 

> engine is run a while.  Put a volt meter on the battery to see that it is 

> at 12 volts, if less than 12, the battery is toast. Try jump starting it 

> and if it starts, put a volt meter across the battery an see what voltage 

> its running, should be around 14 Volts. If its low, 12 v or less, give the 

> alternator a smack and see if is goes up or jumps. If it does, probably 

> the brushes in the alternator need done.

> Worst case scenario, if with a good battery, and the engine reacts the 

> same, you may have a blown head gasket and coolant has entered the 

> cylinder and you are hydraulicing again a piston.

> Iain

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