My 190D was mostly old lady driven for a few years before I got it but she
wasn't so little...
It was BADLY carboned up, could barely get out of its own way, low 30s mpg.
I switched to Mobil 1 and drove the stink out of it. Now is surprises me on
mpg, high so far is 43mpg...
-Curt
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Little old ladies in diesel cars I have seen were sad sad cars.
Followed a few in the w115 and w123 styles. The cars never get to
stretch legs, were spewing black smoke from built up carbon and gunk
in the engine. I am sure a few thousand mountain miles would blow that
junk out, but 25k over 27 years is not a bunch of exercise for a car
made to run.
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Yeah I figured, unfortunately theres alot on that fuse.
Fortunately most of it doesn't come on when you first turn on the key.
I'm betting its something in the dash pod.
Or... I think the powered mirror is on that too. The wood surrounding
the shifter lifts frequently because its missing the tabs that hold it down in
the front.
I bet that could come loose and contact something...
-Curt
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Curt Raymond wrote:
> So at lunch I took a look at the gauges and indeed #10 is busted.
Looks like it might actually have been a stress break. I had a spare but
that blew instantly. When I say it blew I mean it, the fuse peeled way
back off the ceramic.
> Now, the spare was truely questionable, it had been in the fuse box
for who knows how long. At home I have (if I can find it) a kit Rusty
had sent me, hopefully a good fuse will fix things otherwise I expect its
time for a trip into the dash pod.
>
If it blew that fast, you have a short somewhere. Fuses can crack and
cause an open circuit because of old age, but they don't blow just
because they're old.
Clip a test light across the fuse contacts and start hunting for the
short. When the light dims or goes out, you've found it.
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ts replies:
<<I loved the 1960 falcon>>
When I sold my 911 and was waiting for the 914-6 to arrive, I needed
something to chug around in. Since I was poorer then, the Falcon fit the bill
and I
think I paid about $200 for it. Little six with a 3-speed. Sold it for $250
after using it for five months.
One thing I liked was the cost of parts. I think a pair of u-joints cost
around twenty bucks and took five minutes each to install. No silly balanced
drive
shafts, flex discs or dressing up like Kaiser Wilhelm before commencing work.
New parts store brake shoes and related bits were also cheap. Probably good
fuel economy but I never checked. The simplicity of the car made a 240D look
like an F-16.
Of course, there was no crash safety or handling and the brakes were just
adequate and nothing more.
RLE
