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

[William Ricketts]

I just wanted to mention that I experienced a number of unrelated electrical problems on my 88 SL500, and it turned out all I needed was to replace the battery.  While it was "fully" charged, that fact was fully charged didn't mean it was holding much of a charge.  Just in case this helps...

Bill Ricketts
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  Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:25:19 +0000

  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
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  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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Send R129LIST mailing list submissions to     r129list at mbcoupes.com  To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit     http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/r129list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to     r129list-request at mbcoupes.com  You can reach the person managing the list at     r129list-owner at mbcoupes.com  When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of R129LIST digest..."   Today's Topics:     1. R129 electrical problems (chris wadlow)   ----------------------------------------------------------------------  Message: 1 Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:46:51 +0100 From: chris wadlow <wadlowchris at hotmail.com> Subject: [R129 SL] R129 electrical problems To: r129list at mbcoupes.com Message-ID: <BLU0-SMTP43A12EC0F8062E32BF0DE3AA410 at phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"  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.  End of R129LIST Digest, Vol 67, Issue 1 *************************************** 
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