1989 560SEL Won't start
I have had this car for over 10 yrs with no problems (193k miles). About 2 weeks ago my wife was driving along at about 30 mph and the engine just quite. When I arrived, about 20 minutes later, I started the car and drove home with no problem. I drove the car around for about a week with no problems (fast, slow, idle) everything was fine.
Then a few days ago about a 1/2 mile from the house at a stop sign the engine stopped. The battery & ABS lights were on. I shut off the car and it restarted about 30 seconds later. Running fine I took off and the engine quit about 1/2 mile down the road. It would not restart. I let it cool off and it started fine. Once up to 80 C it quit. I let it cool below 40 C and it restarted. Afte reaching just over 80 C it quit and now it won't start at all. If I put some fuel / starter fluid in the air intake and crank the engine will try to run for a couple of seconds.
I don't hear the fuel pump running when the key is turned on and I checked with a volt meter - no power to the fuel pumps. I took the OVP and fuel pump relay apart and both look like new. When I try to start the engine the speedometer will "jump" up to around 30 mph erratically while the engine is cranking.
Any help? Thanks
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