[W126 Coupe] problem when raining

[560secFL]

Yes fuel tank full Dry gas added

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]
On Behalf Of Jay Hirsch
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 12:03 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] problem when raining

don't driive in rain or through puddles.  or move to  Phoenix

will check notes on "problems"  I had  in the past and see if this one comes
up
keep cruisiin
Jay H

have you filled the tank since?   fill the tank
also check or change  fuel filter if  has not been done in a few years
On Jul 9, 2011, at 10:55 AM, 560secFL wrote:
drive

> 

> Hello all

> 

> Two days ago I allowed my 1988 SEC to get very low on gas so I went to the

> gas station and put $40 worth of gas in just over a half a tank. I left

the

> gas station headed towards the grocery store half a mile away and about

> halfway there my car would not go faster than 20 miles an hour when I

> pressed on the accelerator it just bogged down. I got it home about 2

miles

> away and put some dry gas in the tank and did not touch it until the next

> morning, next morning started a right up and ran fine.  I drove to my

office

> and it seemed fine so I figured it must of been some dirt or something in

> the bottom of the tank and had cleared itself up.  Later in the day I was

> headed off to Stuart about 10 miles away and about two miles into my trip

it

> started to rain very hard so hard I can see so I decided to turn around.

> just after I did a U-turn the car did the same thing as it did the day

> before and would not go over 20 miles an hour which didn't matter because

> you could really not go over 20 in the rain anyway made it back to my

> office. I do remember the first time it happened going through puddles and

> it was raining that day also My conclusion after this was that it's not a

> fuel problem but a moisture problem getting into to or on something maybe

> the ignition coil, or distributor Anyway if anyone has any suggestions I

> would greatly appreciate it.

> 

> 

> Thank you in advance

> Kelly

> Hobe Sound FL

> 

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