1984 380SL Stalling
 

Help.
I have a 380 SL and it has been stalling a lot. I have a brother in law that had attempted to fix it, but it still doesn't work correctly. So far he has replaced the Idle Computer and the Idle Switch.

The car stalls at every other stop I do. I see and feel the engine going up and down when I go into a stop. Once I see the tachometer go up and down I know it will stall soon. I usually put into Neutral and try and rev the engine so it will release itself from revving on its own. Once it stalls I can start the enging pretty quickly.

The engine runs GREAT, just want to get it finally fixed.

Any clues will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

MadsG

did you ever figure this one out.
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I had that too.
 

My cars problem (one of many) was the Ignition Control Module, mounted in the drivers front fender well. It is a silver box that has a lead to the coil. Mine was loose and very hot. I replaced it and the car did not die any more. I cured my idle problem (up and down) with Air slide valve and Idle Speed control module.