[W126 Coupe] problem when raining

[Dean Slone]

http://www.ridefix.com/carpedia/Ignition_System_Water_Intrusion

In New England we used to wrap the distributer in plastic bags, spray the 
plug wires with WD40 and put Cristy Dry Gas in the tank every winter.
All to dispel moisture.  That was 50 years ago and on american cars.

Your fix will probably turn out to be new plug and distributer wire set 
(wires and boots for the plugs and cap.  The old solid core wires were the 
best but I don't know if you can get them any more.  The carbon fiber ones 
go bad often.  A new distributer cap also if old.

Oh heck, might as well go for a full tune up too.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "560secFL" <560secfl at gmail.com>
To: "'Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists'" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 9:15
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] problem when raining



> Yes fuel tank full Dry gas added

>

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

> 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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