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Forum: Tech Help

12-31-2014, 08:55 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

Fixed! Finally.

After a lengthy battle with problem of cranking but not starting, thanks to the input and help of members of this group, I managed to fix the problem, or I should say problems. :)

I guess I was so...

Forum: Tech Help

12-30-2014, 08:14 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

:) , yeah, i meant the traffic lights :) I...

:) , yeah, i meant the traffic lights :)

I had not just refueled at the time. I also sucked out gasoline (about the volume of small water bottle ) and checked it for water, which would accumulate...

Forum: Tech Help

12-30-2014, 05:38 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

I replaced the coil with a new one today. Still...

I replaced the coil with a new one today. Still no go. Cranking but not starting. I check the spark plugs, they seem a little wet with gasoline. I also tried pressing the accelerator pedal all the...

Forum: Tech Help

12-30-2014, 01:52 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

If the Reference Resistor is bad would it cause...

If the Reference Resistor is bad would it cause the cranking voltage at positive terminal of coil to be that low?

Forum: Tech Help

12-29-2014, 08:38 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

I checked the distributor, it looks okay and it...

I checked the distributor, it looks okay and it moves freely to advance.
I will check the ignition points tomorrow. I am not sure how to exactly turn the engine manually, socket and a wrench? It...

Forum: Tech Help

12-29-2014, 05:31 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

The coil was changed couple of years ago....

The coil was changed couple of years ago. Although I have ordered another one, in the meantime I tried the ignition coils from a 300E and a 1994 420SEL that is off my friend's cars. Same problem. The...

Forum: Tech Help

12-28-2014, 08:07 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

Hi Frank Between the two terminal that wires...

Hi Frank

Between the two terminal that wires are connected with nuts, I have about 0.3 ohm.
Between any of these terminals to the connection that the distributor cap cable plugs to, there is...

Forum: Tech Help

12-28-2014, 04:48 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

Views: 2,296

Posted By zorin

When I checked the sparks, I noticed that they...

When I checked the sparks, I noticed that they were not blue but orange. They seem weak. Although the resistance between the three connectors are exactly what they should be. So what can cause a weak...

Forum: Tech Help

12-26-2014, 10:52 AM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

Thanks for the replies. I will run the checks. ...

Thanks for the replies. I will run the checks.
BTW, I noticed the oil level is a bit higher than the mark. Would that have caused any damage?

Thanks again.

Forum: Tech Help

12-25-2014, 02:25 PM

Replies: 19

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

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Posted By zorin

W126 420SEL Stalled- Won't Start

Hi Everyone,
Last week my '88 420SEL stalled while accelerating from a red light and it won't restart. I have checked the following :

- opened an injector tube, ignition on, fuel sprays...

Forum: Tech Help

01-15-2014, 09:31 PM

Replies: 7

Temperature Related Hesitation

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Posted By zorin

Thanks Frank. I will try that. I noticed that...

Thanks Frank. I will try that.
I noticed that this happens only when the car has been parked for long time e.g. over night. If it has been parked for only few hours, there is no problem when I...

Forum: Tech Help

01-11-2014, 12:39 PM

Replies: 7

Temperature Related Hesitation

Views: 1,079

Posted By zorin

I disconnected the rubber hose off EGR valve and...

I disconnected the rubber hose off EGR valve and plugged it with a small screw. Unfortunately the problem continues. I know that the thermo valve between EGR valve and the throttle body opens at 50...

Forum: Tech Help

01-09-2014, 10:07 AM

Replies: 7

Temperature Related Hesitation

Views: 1,079

Posted By zorin

Thanks guys. Will do.

Thanks guys. Will do.

Forum: Tech Help

01-07-2014, 11:06 AM

Replies: 7

Temperature Related Hesitation

Views: 1,079

Posted By zorin

Temperature Related Hesitation

Hi,

I have a rather odd problem with my '88 420SEL. The car runs fine when cold, up untill the tempurature reaches about 50 degrees Celcius. Then it abruptly slows down starting at about 1500 rpm,...

Forum: Tech Help

12-02-2013, 07:35 PM

Replies: 3

Engine Bogs Down When Cold - Timing

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Posted By zorin

I noticed that I am missing one of the springs in...

I noticed that I am missing one of the springs in the ignition distributor! Wouldn't this affect the advance? Where can I get the missing spring?

Forum: Tech Help

12-02-2013, 02:52 PM

Replies: 3

Engine Bogs Down When Cold - Timing

Views: 1,495

Posted By zorin

Thanks Frank. Very thorough and valuable. I am...

Thanks Frank. Very thorough and valuable. I am going to focus on timing issue for now :
So the burn marks on distributor cap between copper contact points means that I need rotate the dirtibutor,...

Forum: Tech Help

12-02-2013, 12:30 PM

Replies: 3

Engine Bogs Down When Cold - Timing

Views: 1,495

Posted By zorin

Engine Bogs Down When Cold - Timing

When the engine temperature has not reached 85 degrees yet, it bogs down around 2000 rpm and the Economy gauge moves up to the middle. It's as if the breaks are applied or the engine is choking. The...

Forum: Tech Help

09-16-2009, 08:45 AM

Replies: 0

Hard Breaking, kickdown delay

Views: 647

Posted By zorin

Hard Breaking, kickdown delay

'90 300SL
It takes some force on the pedal to break and at kickdown ver slow to shift down. The engine is running very lean (fluctuating at 86% duty cycle). There must be a vacuum leak. I have...

Forum: Tech Help

09-16-2009, 04:17 AM

Replies: 0

Hard Breaking and Delayed Shift Down Problem

Views: 579

Posted By zorin

Hard Breaking and Delayed Shift Down Problem

90 300 SL

Hi,
There seems to be a huge vacuum leak somewhere that makes breaking very hard (need extra force) and , at kickdown, it takes longer to shift down.
Duty cycle fluctuates at about...

Forum: Tech Help

09-15-2009, 09:43 AM

Replies: 2

New ignition, old tumbler, no starting

Views: 843

Posted By zorin

Thanks so much for your help. Now I see that the...

Thanks so much for your help. Now I see that the old and the new one are not the same.

Forum: Tech Help

09-14-2009, 06:22 PM

Replies: 14

Help! used carb cleaner and now car does not start

Views: 1,076

Posted By zorin

Thanks Don. So even though the engine cranks,...

Thanks Don.
So even though the engine cranks, it could still be the wrong switch?
The tumbler is from the old switch. We removed it and put it on the new switch.

Forum: Tech Help

09-14-2009, 11:07 AM

Replies: 14

Help! used carb cleaner and now car does not start

Views: 1,076

Posted By zorin

Thanks. I left an important thing out since I...

Thanks.
I left an important thing out since I did not think it would be related to no starting (duh).
My friend installed a new iginition lock unit, we put the old tumbler on. As he was doing this...

Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum

09-14-2009, 05:41 AM

Replies: 0

New ignition, old tumbler, no starting

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Posted By zorin

New ignition, old tumbler, no starting

Yesterday we replaced the ignition unit and protective cover on my friend's
'90 300 SL. We put the old tumbler on it. The started cranks but does not start. I do not see any ignition at the plugs....

Forum: Tech Help

09-14-2009, 05:39 AM

Replies: 2

New ignition, old tumbler, no starting

Views: 843

Posted By zorin

Forum: Mercedes-Benz SL Discussion Forum

09-13-2009, 10:28 PM

Replies: 0

Engine does not start - no spark, no fuel to cylinders

Views: 721

Posted By zorin

Engine does not start - no spark, no fuel to cylinders

'90 SL300. We took out the ICV and cleaned it with carb cleaner. Put it back in and pluged back the wires to it. Also spray carb cleaner down the throttle body (while the engine was off). Now the car...

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2009, 09:49 PM

Replies: 14

Help! used carb cleaner and now car does not start

Views: 1,076

Posted By zorin

Thanks. The thing is that the car was running...

Thanks.
The thing is that the car was running OK before we cleaned the ICV and throttle body. If a small piece of tissue paper, smaller than finger nail, fell in the throttle body, will it clog...

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2009, 09:24 PM

Replies: 14

Help! used carb cleaner and now car does not start

Views: 1,076

Posted By zorin

I can see the throttle plate opening when we...

I can see the throttle plate opening when we press on the gas pedal. I do see fuel in the bottom of intake manifold.

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2009, 08:39 PM

Replies: 14

Help! used carb cleaner and now car does not start

Views: 1,076

Posted By zorin

I connected a spark plug to the end of one of the...

I connected a spark plug to the end of one of the coils and cranked the engine. No spark! I checked the voltage at the coil, it has battery voltage.
What else can I check. Any help will be...

Forum: Tech Help

09-13-2009, 06:31 PM

Replies: 14

Help! used carb cleaner and now car does not start

Views: 1,076

Posted By zorin

Help! used carb cleaner and now car does not start

'90 SL300. We took out the ICV and cleaned it with carb cleaner. Put it back in and pluged back the wires to it. Also spray carb cleaner down the throttle body (while the engine was off). Now the...

Forum: Tech Help

06-16-2008, 10:47 AM

Replies: 0

Ignition switch out - Steering locked - Help

Views: 754

Posted By zorin

Ignition switch out - Steering locked - Help

My friend has a '90 300SL. He had to remove the ignition switch and the tumbler to have them checked. But now the steering is locked and the ignition switch can not be put back on until the steering...

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