[W126 Coupe] ? about clock, fuse box, radiator light and gas door lock

[matthew whyte]

can you help me i havea very LOUD metalic clicking sound from the top of one
of the cylinder banks on my 560 sec any help appreciated matty from scotland
uk

On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 6:59 PM, Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com> wrote:


> thanks for the info...seems the gas door works now.  i'll swap out the

> sensor and checkout steve's website.

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> *From:* Markus Meyer <markusfmeyer at gmail.com>

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> *Sent:* Sun, April 11, 2010 4:18:27 AM

> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] ? about clock, fuse box, radiator light and

> gas door lock

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> Comments interspersed below...

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> Markus

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> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com> wrote:

>

>>  can't believe i'm saying this but i bought another 560 sec, 1991.  i had

>> an 1988 560 sec

>>

>> now, i finding all the little things wrong...

>>

>> clock:  just doesn't work.   fuse? or do i have to pull the instrument

>> cluster out?  -> could be a number of things, such as fuse (I'd replace

>> them all anyway), or the adjuster is stuck and not letting it move, or the

>> capacitors are burned out (I think Steve Nervig has an article on his

>> website showing how to fix this - and yes, cluster needs to come out to do

>> this).

>>

>> fuse box:   next to the regular fuse box i have a small one that holds two

>> fuses?  i should say this car has euro headlights.  these are not the

>> original car headlights.  maybe that's what the fuses are for?

>>

>> radiator light:   just stays on.  the reservoir is full and the temp is

>> normal.  fuse? -> could be the sensor on the side of the overflow

>> reservoir needing to be replaced.  Try swapping with the one in your other

>> SEC and see if the light goes out.

>>

>> gas door:   doesn't lock.   looks like a pin should come out?  -> how

>> does your central locking work overall?  It is part of that system - trunk,

>> doors and gas cap should all lock together.  If they don't, could be a

>> problem with that, maybe a broken vacuum line, or maybe the entire vacuum

>> system for the locking isn't working?

>>

>>

>> thanks for the help.

>>

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kind regards matty
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