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- From: hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: Trouble starting 1984 Mercedes 190E
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.062713.17542@mr.med.ge.com>
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- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 92 06:27:13 GMT
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- Sherman Uitzetter (Sherman@128.147.155.27) wrote:
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- :
- :
- : I recently purchased a 1984 Mercedes 190E (from a relative)
- : and its started having problems starting and idling. Most
- : of the time it starts up and runs great but occasionally it
- : starts and dies, starts and dies, starts and dies ... about,
- : say, ten times and when it finally does get going the idle
- : is too low to keep it running so I have to drive with both
- : feet. Anybody have any hints or clues?
- :
- :
- : Thanks alot in advance,
- : -Sherman.
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- You don't mention if it's gasoline or deisel, but if it's a gasoline engine,
- I'd look for air leaks in the ducting between the air flow sensor and the
- intake manifold. Any air leaking in would not be measured by the flow sensor,
- so you would be running very lean. The air sensor, if I guess correctly,
- would be above the canister for the air filter on your car. (assuming Bosch
- CIS injection, or LH-jetronic)
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- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
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- hinzd@picard.med.ge.com
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