[W126 Coupe] Hesitation while driving

[Jay Hirsch]

Hindenburg was not an airplane, but was a real "gasser." In fact too  
much of one
keep cruisin
Jay H
On Apr 26, 2010, at 11:31 AM, Dean Slone wrote:


> RICHENING UP THE MIXTURE?  Be interesting to see what it does to  

> your gas consumption.

>

> The remainder is just a rant.

>

> Octane is lowered, prices are raised and what now, dirty gas?   

> Sounds like a way to get maximum profits out of a dwindling  

> resource before we have to switch to electric or (save us from the  

> politicians and energy czars) hydrogen powered transportation.   

> Hmmmmmm wonder if they are going to name the first hydrogen powered  

> airplane ...The Hindenburg?

>

> Dean

>

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard K. Hallberg"  

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> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Hesitation while driving

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>> +1 on Mike's comment.  My 91 sec was intermittently stumbling and  

>> would quit several times at cold start and before it reached  

>> operating temp, would miss but not fail as the revs were up.   

>> Everything settled at operating temp.  I cleaned the cold start  

>> valve till I was blue in the face and reseated the FPR - nothing  

>> seemed to help.  Jonothan, last Friday, adjusted the lambda with a  

>> Merc meter, Mike's 3mm allen, and now there are no stumbling  

>> problems or missing and improved power.

>>

>> Richard

>>

>> On 4/26/2010 8:33 AM, Mike R. wrote:

>>> Mine did that until I turned the fuel injection adjustment 1/4  

>>> turn CCW.

>>> This is the 3mm allen through the air cleaner adjustment. Car  

>>> stumbled,

>>> hesitated, dangerous driving across an intersection because  

>>> unless I used

>>> LOTS of loud pedal it wasn't going anywhere. That simple adjustment

>>> transformed the car back into a great machine.

>>>

>>> Mike

>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes- 

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>>> On Behalf Of Sean

>>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:22 PM

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>>> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Hesitation while driving

>>>

>>> Right off the line. Hesitates under load I punch it and it acts like

>>> the fuel filter is clogged. Sputters then goes then sputters  

>>> again. If

>>> I only use 10% gas it goes but takes forever to get up to speed.

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> On Apr 25, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Dick Spellman<dick.spellman at gmail.com>

>>> wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>> On 4/25/2010 6:54 PM, Sean wrote:

>>>>

>>>>> No fuel leaking. Starts better than before, but when in drive and

>>>>> driving hesitates.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>> One other question, does it stumble right off the line or after you

>>>> gain some speed?

>>>>

>>>> Dick

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