I’ve never tried it, but would and an inner tube work in the same manner? Place under car, blow up with portable air compressor, place jack stands, get the work done, remove. Or just use a floor jack.
> On Dec 3, 2018, at 10:29 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yes. Weirdly I have a starter in the garage that looks pretty new, so now I > just have to figure out now to not get run over on the street where it is > parked. And also how to get under the car; it is pretty low and has belly > pans. I always loved those inflatable bag things they used to use in the > sand to lift cars out with exhaust pressure; would make for an easy way to > put one side of the car on stands. > > On Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 7:48 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: > >> Time for a new starter, methinks... >> ------------- >> Max >> Charleston SC >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 8:30 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Shorting the pins at the terminal block does nothing. I jumped the car >>> also, and the behavior did not change. I did note that shifting the car >>> into and out of park and neutral while the switch is in the start >> position >>> caused dimming of all the dash lights, implying a short in the system and >>> also implying that the neutral safety switch is operating correctly. >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 4:57 AM M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: >>> >>>> Sounds legit to me. If memory serves, high-draw items like starters >> tend >>>> to have fusible links rather than fuses. It sounds as though you're >>>> getting power to the starter. I'm gonna go along with the bad >>> starter/bad >>>> connection theory. Have you tried to put 12VDC to the starter itself >>> yet? >>>> >>>> -MMM- >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 12:22 AM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes I checked them and wiggled them all. >>>>> >>>>> But here's the thing: there is no fuse labeled "starter". I am not >>> sure, >>>>> given that all dash lights are on when key is turned on, that there >> is >>>> any >>>>> fuse failure that could produce this symptom. The key energizes a >> relay >>>>> somewhere when turned to start position. If the switch has any power >> at >>>>> all, I assume the fuse is good, whatever it is called. >>>>> >>>>> Is this correct? >>>>> >>>>> K >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Dec 1, 2018, 8:58 PM M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Have you CHECKED all the FUSES? >>>>>> >>>>>> -M. Mitchell Marshall >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
