[R129 SL] R129LIST Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1

[chris wadlow]

Hi Dennis, 

Yes I was a bit confused when I got the e-mail which appeared to come from you but seemed to have little to do with what I take to be your question about handling. I don't know who replied with the battery suggestion. Lets hope the digest gets sorted so we can both get help with our problems. 

Thanks Chris

From: drichard at HombreTV.com
To: wadlowchris at hotmail.com
Subject: RE: [R129 SL] R129LIST Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:55:20 -0700



















Hi Chris: I do own a 99 500 sl but somehow something got crossed
on these emails and your email below does not apply to me.

 

Good luck. 

Dennis

 





From: chris wadlow
[mailto:wadlowchris at hotmail.com] 

Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 1:25 PM

To: drichard at hombretv.com

Subject: RE: [R129 SL] R129LIST Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1





 

Hi Dennis,

Thanks for the suggestion but at the moment the battery is fully charged. What
I need is some connecting point between the systems giving trouble. It is
probably something  as simple as a bad earth but locating it is the
problem. I don't even have access to a wiring diagram for the car. 

Thanks Chris.







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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:59:28 -0700

Subject: Re: [R129 SL] R129LIST Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1



I have a 1999 500 sl which I love, I have also owned a 90 and 91
500 sl. The 90 and 91 seemed to have had much more solid cornering and steering
ability than the 99. I have put new shocks and tires on the 99 and it does
drive better than before, however, not as well as my 90 or 91. Any thoughts as
to why?

 



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Is is possible that you don't drive it very much and the battery
is low? I have had a similar experience (I drive 2,800 miles a year) after a
long layoff. 



 





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 Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:46:51 +0100





 From: chris wadlow <wadlowchris at hotmail.com>





 Subject: [R129 SL] R129 electrical problems





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 Hi,





 





 My 1990 500SL has been performing well al summer but on a recent rare  sunny day 





 I went to get it out of the garage and was faced with a number of seemingly 





 unconnected electrical faults. I don't believe they could be unconnected so can 





 any one help ? 





 





 I switched on the ignition and a quiet beeping alarm started. I have never heard 





 this before so I continued and started the engine and the alarm stopped. I then 





 found that the direction indicators would not work although the emergency 





 flashers worked fine. Further testing of systems revealed that the soft top , 





 the roll bar and the electric windows had also stopped working although the 





 windows did go up and down if the door was open (interior lights on). I have 





 checked the fuses with little hope that this could be the cause as the systems 





 which are not working don't share one fuse.





 





 I am at a bit of a loss to know where to try next so any advice would be 





 gratefully received. 





 





 Thanks, Chris Wadlow.





 





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