Re: [MBZ] problem while driving 190E2.3

2009-07-17 Thread Robert Bigham
of the green wire. It was breaking up and would break the circuit at odd times. Repaired connector with Devcon 5 and so far so good. Fuel had nothing to do with my problem. Good luck Robert Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:35:52 -0400 From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net Subject: Re: [MBZ] problem while

Re: [MBZ] problem while driving 190E2.3

2009-07-17 Thread Mitch Haley
Robert Bigham wrote: Fuel had nothing to do with my problem. Sometimes it pays to shut off radio/blowers/etc and listen for the fuel pump. If the pump is humming along for a while after the engine stops, look elsewhere. On my 16V, it's quite audible at rest, but not with the car moving. The

[MBZ] problem while driving 190E2.3

2009-07-16 Thread Hursley
Hi all, I am trying to seek your wisdom on my '93 190E2.3 car. The battery is good as it register 12.8V before starting and 14.4V while running. I just replace the tension pulley about a month ago and belt about a year ago. The problem is while driving, the engine mysteriously shut off by

Re: [MBZ] problem while driving 190E2.3

2009-07-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Hursley wrote: Hi all, I am trying to seek your wisdom on my '93 190E2.3 car. The battery is good as it register 12.8V before starting and 14.4V while running. I just replace the tension pulley about a month ago and belt about a year ago. The problem is while driving, the engine

Re: [MBZ] problem while driving 190E2.3

2009-07-16 Thread Mitch Haley
Hursley wrote: The gas is good as I put the same brand 87 octane all the time. The car doesn't say premium fuel only? I thought all 2.3s did. (not that this has anything to do with your engine shutting itself off, the fuel pump relay is still the #1 suspect there) Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] problem while driving 190E2.3

2009-07-16 Thread Hursley
the check engine code to lid on? Thanks. K.S. - Original Message - From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] problem while driving 190E2.3 Hursley wrote: The gas is good as I put

Re: [MBZ] problem while driving 190E2.3

2009-07-16 Thread Peter Frederick
No, but a bad fuel PUMP will! It will also eat the relay due to excessive current draw. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change