Yeah, I forgot about the buggered breather system. That’s another big influence on the ability to idle properly.
-D > On Oct 20, 2022, at 4:12 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I found a whole series of videos by a guy who basically rebuilt everything on > and around the engine so I’m going to dig into those things. Dan has provided > some good insights and linked me to some good forum posts on the issues. I > ordered a new throttle cable which is kinda key as the one on it now is > broken at the engine end. The car runs poorly, just won’t idle and dies. So > at least the engine itself is not buggered, it’s wiring, intake hoses, and > the ETA. Maybe $1k worth of parts and ETA rebuild. So it will be interesting > to nip away at it. I’m gonna try to go pick it up tomorrow or Saturday. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Oct 20, 2022, at 3:55 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I looked at a lot of the information he has one the car, and the PO has >> totally wrong wires on it, which will really screw things up, as well as an >> ETA that’s very possibly the incorrect one. These two things alone, combined >> with the fact that the car has been sitting can easily cause the isle issue. >> More likely than not, the ETA needs to be rebuilt. This can’t be determined >> until everything is set to spec in the throttle system first. >> >> EZLs aren’t common failures, and when they are it’s often a binary failure >> as in there’s either spark or there’s not. >> >> I’m betting the wiring insulation inside the harness jacket of the ETA has >> turned to dust, very common by now. Rarely diagnosed because people don’t >> usually split the jacket open and look. >> >> -D >> >>> On Oct 20, 2022, at 3:48 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> It is just that half the coils may decide not to fire, but the onboard >>> diagnostics, such as they are, will spit out some code that doesnt tell you >>> anything about that. Or anything else. Throttle body and wiring harnesses >>> are kind of the minimum to start. Then ezl modules and the rest of the >>> electronic boxes up front. And that weird ignition module inside the front >>> fender. Cool car for sure but not worth the headache imho as a driver. >>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 16, 2022, 6:51 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yeah I agreed to buy it, will go get it end of the week sometime. >>>> >>>> —FT >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPad >>>> >>>>> On Oct 16, 2022, at 7:55 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I thought you already bought it? >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Oct 16, 2022, at 6:31 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I looked at this 92 400E today. Guy bought it at estate sale after it >>>> had sat for 6yr and did some kinda hack work on it. Body and interior >>>> mostly very nice. Seats look new, smells new. No rust, underneath and whole >>>> car actually very clean. Engine ran really bad. Needs some work which is >>>> mostly fuel and intake and hoses and ignition stuff. Couldn’t drive it to >>>> check out trans and steering etc. tires looked original, dry and cracked. >>>> I’m gonna LOBALL the guy tomorrow and see what he says. Could be a very >>>> cool car. >>>>>> >>>>>> —FT >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPad >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
