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06-04-2006, 10:59 AM
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1994 E420 Help needed with stalling!
My 1994 E420 with 107K miles stalls when moving from Park to Drive, especially in the morning when first driven. When it does finally
kick in, after about 3 restarts, I can hear the engine just about to stall again and then it will start to idle correctly and I am driving with no problems. Just changed the plugs, thinking that it would help, but the engine is merely quieter and there seems to be more power available. Any ideas on this? Thank you. LTurchin California 
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06-04-2006, 11:07 AM
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If I might make a suggrestion! Replace you cap and rotors if you have not done so for a period of time! I had lot of weird things going on with my 95 E420 and when I changed these items it has purred like a kitten full of cream!
 Shop the web for prices because I did find big differences in price!! It is a easy job to install them just take your time and make sure all the wires get into the right holes! And let us know how it goes!! Smokie
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95 E420 BigBlue 500E Sway bars 2001 C Class 16 in. Rims KYB Struts and shocks Rear spoiler American Stitches Wheel Bigred 99 F250 Powerstroke JVC EXAD Mp3 player JVC EXAD GPS 
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06-04-2006, 11:53 AM
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Tis true...these cars do like to have their caps and rotors changed regulary!
Do you have any codes stored? (assuming you know about the little button and the LED, that sit infront of the computer box).
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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein 09 Jetta TDI 1985 300D
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06-04-2006, 12:03 PM
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Will check out the cap and rotors replacement and codes
Thanks for the replies. I will try to get cap and rotor replacements asap.
Haven't checked the codes out. What is the process for storing the codes? I used to own a 300E where I was able to count out the blinks for the problem. Is this the same process? Thanks. LTurchin California
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06-04-2006, 09:21 PM
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I think it depends on what month your 420 was built; but, yes, it is the same, count the blinks, process.
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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. Robert A. Heinlein 09 Jetta TDI 1985 300D
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06-11-2006, 06:08 AM
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Things worked out, sort of, but not.
I installed new rotors, distributor caps and air filters but don't think that the problem was fully solved. I did at first, because the engine started up with no stalling and I drove it a few miles without any problems.
Since I have given the car to my son, I waited until he got home to show him my work and results and we took a drive. I stopped at a local parts store to buy some odds and ends and when we got back into the car only 20 minutes later, and started it up, the following occurred: the RPM in park surged from a normal idle of about 1000 to 1500-2000 and then the engine seemed to slow back down and surge back up between those values for about 30 seconds before dying. Started it back up and got the same. Decided to rev the engine a bit and see what would happen. After that, I just put it drive, and kept my foot on the brake so the car wouldn't lurch and waited. The engine stayed alive and we took it on the freeway to see if that might help things. We stopped about 10 miles later, went into another store, came out 10 minutes later. This time, no problems. If the problem is intermittent, with no predictability, what might it be? Thanks. LTurchin California
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