On Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:55:06 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> It does not shut off when the key is turned off - most of the time. I > sometimes wonder if I am going to wear out the hood release cable since > I have to open the hood so often. As others have said, this could be a simple vacuum leak. What happens if you connect a MityVac directly to the shutoff vacuum element? Or, not having a MityVac, connecting a short, new hose to it and sucking on the free end? > Low beam is way too short. I should try adjusting the headlights upward > a bit and see how much improvement I can get that way. Yes, that's what you should do. If your high beams are not pointing straight ahead, you need to raise both beams. > No dash lights now either. Used to be able to fiddle with the rheostat > and get them to work dimly but now nothing. Don't drive much at night > so it has not been a big problem this summer but need to address that > one as a safety issue and to preserve the car. You can take the instrument cluster out and solder a wire across the rheostat to have them on full all the time (and full is not really all that much! :-) ) > Don't want to overheat or lose oil pressure and not even know it. That's for sure. > Randy who envies you folks down south (except when it is really hot and > humid down there) Well, you can take a winter break and play snow bird if you wish ... Craig _______________________________________ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
