On Sun, 2 Oct 2016 16:44:44 -0400 Dwight Giles via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yes that was my experience in my 78 & 79 240D,s. fuse may have been > over wheel well. Obvious fuse case. But this is an '83, with parallel glow plugs and the relay on the left-front fender. Craig > On Oct 2, 2016 4:13 PM, "Floyd Thursby via Mercedes" > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > GP fuse -- if it is like my 300TD it is on the firewall in a little > covered holder, it is a 20A strip fuse about 2in long and screws onto > the contacts. They cost like a dollar, buy a couple to keep in the car. > > Glow plug relay could be bad too (I'm guessing this car has a relay) but > the fuse is the likely culprit. > > --FT > > > > On 10/2/16 4:08 PM, John Ingram via Mercedes wrote: > > > Hello Everyone, > > > > When I turn the key on my ’83 240D the glow plug light goes on as > > usual but it does not go off after 10 seconds or so as it used to. > > When I turn over the engine it doesn’t even try to start. It seems > > that the glow plugs never turned on. Is there a relay or fuse that > > is the normal cause for this? If so, what is it and where is it? > > > > Thank You, > > John Ingram > > ’83 240D 311K > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > -- > --FT > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > Craig ---------------------------------- Present: '82 240D/3.0 Bluebell 285 kmi (Still need to fix leaking oil pressure gauge and do something about the failed hood paint and attend to the headlight switch -- and now I need to do something about the broken left rear trailing arm) '89 Chevrolet G20 Beauville Van (affectionately dubbed the BRV, the Big Red Van) Past: '95 E320 Sebastian 135 kmi RIP '94 E420 Oskar 127 kmi RIP '86 190E/2.3 '72 220/8 '64 190Dc Emma '72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi _______________________________________ 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
