[R129 SL] A little help

[GREG CONTE]

Cliff;

You are the man!  Thank you so much for your help on this.  I'll check into it.
I had a suspicion that it might be the plug wires, but you know with these cars
it could be a multitude of things.

Thanks again!

Greg

Cliff Sadler wrote:

> read my previous posts about stumbling on a 1991 500SL. I also had the
> symptom you speak of. Very unnerving at 80-90 MPH. Changing the plug wires
> cured it for me.
> I do still have an issue with the vehicle hard starting when hot, unless I
> turn the key on, and wait for a few seconds before firing. That points to a
> fuel accumulator that's not keeping pressure, resulting in a vapor lock(I
> think).
>
> The wires are not cheap, but I found a new set of Beru's at
> www.speedycarparts.com for about 245.00
>
> BEWARE, it's not easy to change the wires because these do not have the
> screw on ends. You may spend more in labor getting this set in than having
> your guy get new wire, new ends, the screw on terminals, and assembling them
> himself. That's what MB makes their mechanics do according to Alldata.
>
> my .03 (inflation)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: r129list-admin@mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list-admin@mbcoupes.com]On
> Behalf Of GREG CONTE
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 11:27 PM
> To: r129list@mbcoupes.com
> Subject: [R129 SL] A little help
>
> I have an interesting one...
>
> I recently acquired a wonderful 1991 500SL (triple black) but a little
> glitch has started occurring.  After driving the car for about an hour
> or so, the engine suddenly cuts out for a split second, then comes back
> on.  When at a stop light, it just dies.  It starts right up, but this
> goes on until I leave it for a few hours, then it is just fine.  I got
> the car with a 12 month drivetrain warranty so I'm hoping, whatever it
> is, it will be covered.  My mechanic, who is always up for a challenge,
> wants to go on a fishing expedition to find the cause.  But I thought I
> would see if anyone else has run across the same thing to save me a
> little time.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Greg
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