OKay - I'm sure two of the ones I removed were shot cause with a quick test they didn't glow at all. I hope none of the new ones are bad - but this is close to what it was doing before - so I have to lean towards relay. I'll check with an ampmeter tommorow.
Peter On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Peter Hertzing wrote: > > Any reason the light only comes on for a few seconds? >> Otherwise starts nice and smooth. >> >> > The short light cycle is supposed to tell you that the current drain to the > plugs is not balanced. If all the plugs are new, then either one is > defective, or you have a loose connection somewhere between the relay and > one of the plugs, or the relay isn't quite right anymore. > > I discovered another reason for the short light on my W116: > When I replaced an old mini dual terminal battery that seemed to be > starting the car OK with a new group 49 full size battery, the glow > indicator lamp resumed its proper function. > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ 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 delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
