Are there no places out there anymore that rebuild your starter?
That used to be better than buying rebuilt ones at one time.
I know little about MB starters but the old north american stuff was
pretty straight forward and easy enough to fix.
RB
On 18/11/2014 2:22 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Cheap parts usually give cheap results. Rusty used to say you really wanted a
Bosch reman'd by Bosch. I certainly found that to be true with alternators. Dr.
Fatty wants 3x as much the one you posted. I'd trust his.
-Curt
From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1983 300TD W123 Balky Starter
That's the symbol for hundreds. In any case, the quality of a reman starter would depend on the expertise of the company doing the rebuild. Here's a cheap one from Suncoast Automotive Products - how could I know if it's any good?: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Remanufactured-BOSCH-Starter-16445-w123-Mercedes-1979-1985-/281498843694?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item418aa37a2e&vxp=mtr
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Somehow I don't think a mechanic that has experience with zero cars is
something to brag about...
I've replaced 3 starters with rebuild Bosch and not had any issues. Whats the
issue with a noisy starter anyway? Has he got a used one to sell you?
-Curt
From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1983 300TD W123 Balky Starter
He has practical knowledge of 00s of cars, unlike you.
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
And find a new mechanic. Isn't this the guy that couldn't diagnose your loss of
vacuum until he'd replaced the vacuum line?
-Curt
From: dseretakis--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1983 300TD W123 Balky Starter
Buy a Bosch reman. Can't trust used.
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 18, 2014, at 1:43 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
The starter motor in my 1983 300TD wagon is going down the tubes. This
morning it wouldn't budge until after I had plugged in the block heater for
10 minutes. At all times it pauses when I engage the ignition key, and
then screetches the first couple of seconds upon startup.
Clearly I need to do something - but what? My tech says not to buy a Bosch
reman starter (says they're way too noisy) but instead to find a "good used
one". WTF? What does everyone think? Will one from a W126 300SD starter
fit?
Andrew
1985 300TD dimond blue/blue garage princess
1983 300TD white/blue* en plein air*
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