[W126 Coupe] Stalling issue

rltimmerma at cox.net rltimmerma at cox.net
Sun Sep 27 18:18:34 EDT 2009


I need some help with a stalling problem. My 1990 560 SEC has taken to dying on rapid acceleration.

If I try to accelerate sharply from idle the engine quits. It always starts right back with no problem and idles perfectly. If I accelerate gently it also has no problem including WOT acceleration from moderate speeds. I found while checking this morning that the problem doesn't happen until the engine warms up. (accelerates as it should when engine temp is cold.)

I checked the fuel pump pressure by disconnecting the supply line to the fuel distributor, installed a 0-100 psi gage and jumped fuel pump relay terminals 7 and 8. fuel pressure is over 100psi (it pegged the gage) I don't have the metric fittings to check the lower chamber pressure or test while the engine is running.

Am I correct in thinking this is a fuel supply problem? Is there some electronic enrichment on rapid acceleration?

Any help is much appreciated.

Ray Timmerman


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