[W126 Coupe] Hesitation while driving

[Dan Landiss]

Actually, CCW is leaner.

on 4/26/2010 10:31 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

>

>

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

> <rkhallberg at mindspring.com>

> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:04

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

>

>

>> +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


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