The problem turned out to be low fuel. My daughter drove the car down from DC and parked it on a steep sideways slope. The gauge was showing about 1/8. I put 4 gallons of gas in it and it started uneventfully. I then drove it to a gas station and put another 20+ gallons in it.

So my nightmare of having to by an ignition module or some other expensive part from a dealer didn't happen.

Thanks for the responses.

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Chuck Taylor
Falls Church VA
'66 200, '66 230SL, '96 SL500. Sold: '81 380SL, '86 300E, '72 250C, '95 C220, 3 '84 280SL's '90 420SEL, '72 280SE, '73 280C, '78 280SE, '70 280SL, '77 450SL, '85 380SL, '87 560SL, '85 380SL, '72 350SL, '96 S500 Coupe