Thanks, Peter!

We checked it out this afternoon - didn't take long!! Turned on the ignition and heard the fuel pump(s) whir for a second or two; then pulled a plug wire and used a spare spark plug grounded with a test lead to check for spark. Spark was there!

The OVP relay fuse was okay, so I left the OVP alone. Pulled the fuel pump relay and the pins looked okay - no corrosion or anything obvious. Put the relay back in and sniffed the exhaust while Dave cranked it. I detected a fuel smell, but the engine didn't even so much as cough or hickup. It acted like there was no fuel or way too little to form a combustible mixture.

It's getting towed to his indy tomorrow morning! Dave's been using him for at least a decade and he seems pretty good. He can check fuel pressure to see if the accumulator or pressure regulator are okay. I don't have a proper gage setup.

The car was parked about half a block from Dave's house, just across an intersection. As we were wrapping up and scratching our heads I noticed another W126 parked on the intersecting street. Part of the grille was broken out. I suggested to Dave that we might be able to get the hood open and "borrow" the OVP and FP relays. Then we just laughed - guess we didn't want to end up in the Manhattan Beach police blotter - "local resident and Redondo Beach man arrested for breaking into a Mercedes before sundown on Halloween."

I'll follow up with the Rx when Dave gets it back from his indy. The car needs to be running by next Saturday as I have tickets to the UCLA-WSU game and Dave's supposed to drive!

Duke