Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

And a visual inspection isn't good enough. Rempve the fuse to check it. -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dan Penoff via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2018 6:00 PM To: Mercedes List Cc: Dan Penoff Subject: Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow p

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

On my 240D's I had valves adjusted every fall. Herr Dr. Used to say that every cold start was,a compression test. And I never had a block heater. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jan 3, 2018 11:38 PM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" wrote: > Andrew does not carry a spare fuse. It costs 30 cents! >

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

Andrew does not carry a spare fuse. It costs 30 cents! Dwight Giles via Mercedes January 3, 2018 at 10:23 PM I always carried a spare GP relay fuse in my 240D's in the winter. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI ___ http://www.okieb

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

I always carried a spare GP relay fuse in my 240D's in the winter. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jan 3, 2018 11:19 PM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" wrote: > Same symptom. +12 V at the "HOT" side of the fuse, 0 volt at the GP. > HOWEVER, a bad fuse will give you 0 V at the other fuse termin

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

Same symptom. +12 V at the "HOT" side of the fuse, 0 volt at the GP. HOWEVER, a bad fuse will give you 0 V at the other fuse terminal, unless it is bad the way a lot are, and will show 12 V at both terminals, but not pass enough juice to light the GPs. THUS the advice from Herr DOKTOR to C

Re: [MBZ] Front brake calipers

> Clean and full. I did have some > brake fluid trouble earlier that did activate the brake lamp. > Would it be the brake wear sensors? And why would the manual > not indicate what the lamp is? > > > clay > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1986 SDL - Polei > 1982 300 SD - Allen >

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

I might have both a blown fuse and bad gp relay. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 11:02 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You can (gingerly) touch a glow plug after glowing and feel if it is warm > (hot!) to see if they are getting juice. You can also put your voltmeter o

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

The best way to test them is to pull them out, apply 12 volts then touch to your tongue to see if its hot. On 1/3/2018 10:02 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: You can (gingerly) touch a glow plug after glowing and feel if it is warm (hot!) to see if they are getting juice. You can als

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

You can (gingerly) touch a glow plug after glowing and feel if it is warm (hot!) to see if they are getting juice. You can also put your voltmeter on the output and see if it the relay is closing and sending juice to the plugs (or at least voltage) You can also take off the cover of the relay bo

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

That's OK - I have five of them so one or two could melt without consequence. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 10:42 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > your PISTONS will melt if you don't CHANGE your fuses. > > > On 1/3/2018 9:40 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] 85 300D

They're available and quite cheap from Autohaus AZ. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 10:43 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It is possible the circulation pump has quit or lost its impeller vanes. > > Michael Esh via Mercedes >> January 3, 2018

Re: [MBZ] Karl needs this...

I thought 1975 was the really bad year. A million mile car has great cachet, as George Costanza would have said. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 8:46 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hey Karl, you don't see one of these at CoPart every day... > https://www.copart.com/lot/49

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

your PISTONS will melt if you don't CHANGE your fuses. On 1/3/2018 9:40 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Tomorrow. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 6:13 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Did you CHANGE the FUSE? (Herr Doktor Booth) Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] 85 300D

It is possible the circulation pump has quit or lost its impeller vanes. Michael Esh via Mercedes January 3, 2018 at 8:08 PM Does anyone have for sale any of the small lightbulbs for AC/Heat push button unit for 1985 300D? I need all six and would like to have som

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

Tomorrow. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 6:13 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Did you CHANGE the FUSE? (Herr Doktor Booth) > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> January 3, 2018 at 3:52 PM >> >> It's been at least a decade since I replaced o

Re: [MBZ] Front brake calipers

The DOT 3 is good in both. Clean and full. I did have some brake fluid trouble earlier that did activate the brake lamp. Would it be the brake wear sensors? And why would the manual not indicate what the lamp is? clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Al

Re: [MBZ] Front brake calipers

On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 19:01:04 -0800 clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: > For a week or two there has been a flashing red idiot light coming on > in the w126. In the SDL it is between the glow and SRS. It is on > steady now. My OM does not give any indication what this even is. > Same issue in the S

Re: [MBZ] Front brake calipers

I am not sure, but Will ask a question the group might know, which might be related to the topic For a week or two there has been a flashing red idiot light coming on in the w126. In the SDL it is between the glow and SRS. It is on steady now. My OM does not give any indication what this eve

Re: [MBZ] 85 300D

I’m pretty sure it’s a Sylvania/Osram 2721. The same as the bulb for the ash tray illumination. You can find them at FLAPS (Advance Auto) among other places. -D > On Jan 3, 2018, at 9:08 PM, Michael Esh via Mercedes > wrote: > > Does anyone have for sale any of the small lightbulbs for

[MBZ] 85 300D

Does anyone have for sale any of the small lightbulbs for AC/Heat push button unit for 1985 300D? I need all six and would like to have some spares. Or does anyone know if and where I could order them? By the way I am still fighting with regulating the heat in this vehicle. I changed the hose i

Re: [MBZ] OT: Lister-Petter?

Not a whole lot. Here’s the deal: There’s Lister, and there’s Petter. Then there’s Liter-Petter. Lister is the 240D of British industrial diesel engines. A Lister engine can go 10,000 hours without a rebuild, and they often do. They’re built like a literal brick doghouse and are very robust

[MBZ] Karl needs this...

Hey Karl, you don't see one of these at CoPart every day... https://www.copart.com/lot/49848987 This SD might sell for a Kaleb or so... https://www.copart.com/lot/51461167 116.036: https://www.copart.com/lot/33192137 https://www.copart.com/lot/50660597 Million mile Carolina SL. Was it 1976 that

[MBZ] Mercedes for the Democrats...

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Re: [MBZ] Black ice

They do that in OK also - where most do NOT know how to drive, under any conditions . . . On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 8:19 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On January 3, 2018 at 8:59 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Freezing rai

[MBZ] For all ya gettin schnee and ice

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Re: [MBZ] Front brake calipers

There is only one that fits. ATE dual piston, steel. ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

> On January 3, 2018 at 6:14 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I’m not proud of this, but someone had to insert some misery into this guy’s > life. In other words, couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. I'd assumed you did that for a prank, and it sounded way overboard to me. It pale

Re: [MBZ] OT: Lister-Petter?

Not a lot. I’ll elaborate later this evening. -D > On Jan 3, 2018, at 4:47 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > What's a 7000 hour Lister-Petter diesel with an 1800rpm generator head worth? > > https://annarbor.craigslist.org/hvo/d/allmand-maxi-lite-mlsapmx/6377781753.html > > ___

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

Nope. The guy was a total assh*le who dumped his wife and kids for a truck stop skank and walked out of the company I worked for (small, very successful business.) Before doing so, unknown to us he altered the artwork for a number of our production circuit boards so the next run of them we mad

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

Did you CHANGE the FUSE? (Herr Doktor Booth) Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes January 3, 2018 at 3:52 PM It's been at least a decade since I replaced one of these, so I can't remember what the symptoms were that caused me to do so on the same model car-- 1983 300td.

[MBZ] OT: Florida Heat Pump Water Source CA Console Water Source Heat Pump Units - Liquidation Pricing

Some of the southerners might be interested in one'a them. Look like they might be nice for a shop where you have a high water table: Original Message Subject: Florida Heat Pump Water Source CA Console Water Source Heat Pump Units - Liquidation Pricing Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2018 16

Re: [MBZ] Frost damage

> On January 3, 2018 at 5:53 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Good to see you back in action Wilton. Sure is. I forwarded both of this week's stories to my dad, although he may have already seen the Kincheloe one. Wilton had it easy. When Dad was in the AF from 1951-1954, he

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

Did you check the strip fuse for the GP relay? -D > On Jan 3, 2018, at 5:27 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Thanks. I can easily check these tomorrow. > > On Jan 3, 2018 4:57 PM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" > wrote: > > Leave the door open or turn on the dome light. > What h

[MBZ] Front brake calipers

Listers: I'm replacing the front calipers on my '83 240D. However, Autozones catalog shows 12 kinds/makes of front calipers: steel piston, phenolic piston; one piston, 2 pistons; and prices ranging from $31 to $107. https://www.autozone.com/brakes-and-traction-control/brake-caliper-front Inform

Re: [MBZ] Frost damage

Good to see you back in action Wilton. RB ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

Thanks. I can easily check these tomorrow. On Jan 3, 2018 4:57 PM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" wrote: Leave the door open or turn on the dome light. What happens to the dome light when you turn the key to 'on' and leave it there for a while? Take the strip fuse out of the relay. Does it crumble i

[MBZ] Frost damage

More frostbite: TENDER AMERICAN & A TOUGH GREENLANDER One evening at dinner in early December of 1978, while I was Director of Engineering at Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, a friend reminded me that a popular movie was playing at the base theater. Because it was very cold outside (chil

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

Just give it up and call Kaleb. He might give you $500 for the junker just because he likes you. RB On 03/01/2018 3:52 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: It's been at least a decade since I replaced one of these, so I can't remember what the symptoms were that caused me to do so on the

Re: [MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

Leave the door open or turn on the dome light. What happens to the dome light when you turn the key to 'on' and leave it there for a while? Take the strip fuse out of the relay. Does it crumble in your hand? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] OM 617 glow plug relay

It's been at least a decade since I replaced one of these, so I can't remember what the symptoms were that caused me to do so on the same model car-- 1983 300td. Currently, I can't even jump start my car. The preglow ight glows and goes out, but it does not appear there is any ignition when crankin

[MBZ] OT: Lister-Petter?

What's a 7000 hour Lister-Petter diesel with an 1800rpm generator head worth? https://annarbor.craigslist.org/hvo/d/allmand-maxi-lite-mlsapmx/6377781753.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe o

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

> Floyd wrote: > Johns Island.  To get to Kiawah, Seabrook, and Wadmalaw Islands > one has to transit Johns Island.  We have 2 bridges on/off. I'm disappointed... In reading your posts over the years I have imagined a 3 or 5 mile long causeway connecting the island to the mainland. I just used

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

Don't know if I am correct or not, but I seem to recall that one is supposed to mist the area with water before spraying the foam in order to enhance adhesion. Anyone else recall that? RB On 03/01/2018 11:47 AM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: Just got back home after un-freezing the heating sy

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

> Fred wrote: > Put foam insulation on pipes and filled the hard to access void > with foam. This bloody foam sticks to everything, fingers, coat, > hat, pipes,the can itself, but the darn stuff will not stick to > brick or wood without much encouragement, mostly verbal! If possible, clean off th

Re: [MBZ] Oh the Humanity

Cool! Looks like my wish will come true, and the swamp will freeze. I think it is hilarious how a few inches of schnee shuts down the swamp, and makes all the swamp cretures (Same root as cretan) hole up! At least we get a few hours of respite from them! Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes

[MBZ] Oh the Humanity

In Charleston , two to four inches of snow and ice is forecast Wednesday. “Travel conditions are rap

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt

Maybe you should move there. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 2:40 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Meanwhile in Wisconsin: (See attachment) > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >

[MBZ] Bear season 4157

Most people know that folks in Packer country (Wisconsin in particular hate "da Bears" a Chit ca go team. Interesting report from WI DNR: 4157 Bears harvested in 2017 hunting season. http://greentier.wisconsin.gov/news/Weekly/article/?id=4131 This one has a link to the zones if you scroll dow

[MBZ] Eiskalt

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Re: [MBZ] Black ice

We're supposed to have big snow tomorrow and real cold at the end of the week so I hauled wood for a couple hours this morning. Amazing how working outside at 20F feels like its real warm after a week in the single digits. I took off my coat at one point and was still sweating in my sweatshirt a

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

We need fema ice!!! I didn’t get any after the hurricane. --R Sent from iPhone > On Jan 3, 2018, at 2:19 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > FEMA is on the way with a cargo of trailers. > > On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 12:39 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrot

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

FEMA is on the way with a cargo of trailers. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 12:39 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > OK-I was on John's Island last April for the first time. Sadly I was on a > tight schedule and didn't get much sightseeing time. > We are still waiting here

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

> On January 3, 2018 at 1:35 PM Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > This stuff is so great for naughty uses. I once filled the driver’s side > footwell of a Pontiac Sunbird with it. Took the owner quite a while to chip > it out to the point where the car could be driven again. Did you buy

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

This stuff is so great for naughty uses. I once filled the driver’s side footwell of a Pontiac Sunbird with it. Took the owner quite a while to chip it out to the point where the car could be driven again. -D channeling George Hayduke > On Jan 3, 2018, at 1:30 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

Yes. I always have some place in mind to let it squirt and insulate somethin if that happens or when there is a part can left. Mitch Haley via Mercedes January 3, 2018 at 12:08 PM Ever have a can of Great Stuff refuse to quit squirting when it was 3/4 full? It

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

> On January 3, 2018 at 12:50 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Send pictures of Fred the Foamy! > > Yep it sticks to you and your clothing VERY well! Ever have a can of Great Stuff refuse to quit squirting when it was 3/4 full? It happened in the basement and I didn't dare try t

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

Curley. Even the hardened souls on this list would hurl if did that! Fred, the not quite so sticky. Fred Moir. Lynn MA. Diesel preferred. From: Mercedes on behalf of Curley McLain via Mercedes Sent: 03 January 2018 12:50 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Cur

Re: [MBZ] Eiskalt.

Send pictures of Fred the Foamy! Yep it sticks to you and your clothing VERY well! Fred Moir via Mercedes January 3, 2018 at 11:47 AM Just got back home after un-freezing the heating system in Salem. (4 family, Joanne's old home, built 1915 after the Great Salem

[MBZ] Eiskalt.

Just got back home after un-freezing the heating system in Salem. (4 family, Joanne's old home, built 1915 after the Great Salem Fire.) When the baseboard heating was installed they, yes THEY, removed an interior roof drain leaving a void to an outside wall. System froze last night. (Sh*t). Put

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

OK-I was on John's Island last April for the first time. Sadly I was on a tight schedule and didn't get much sightseeing time. We are still waiting here for tomorrow morning. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 12:26 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

I just decided to check the outside hose spigots to see if any were freezing up. One had frozen already, which has never happened before with much colder weather. I left all open and dripping. I think I caught it before the pipe burst. All the cars are coated with a nice thick coat of ice, and

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

Johns Island.  To get to Kiawah, Seabrook, and Wadmalaw Islands one has to transit Johns Island.  We have 2 bridges on/off. --FT On 1/3/18 12:16 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: Which Island are you on? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Merced

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

Which Island are you on? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 11:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On January 3, 2018 at 11:30 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > They closed the bridges a little while ago, so our

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

> On January 3, 2018 at 11:30 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > They closed the bridges a little while ago, so our Islands are > isolated! OMG how will we ever survive!!! Ice Boating? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC0I5PEhkJo ___ http://www.okiebe

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

Well she turned around and headed back to her Island so I think she was good.  Plus she is not the type to be told anything, even by the Audi nannies.  She was headed to Beaufort when she called, good thing she didn't get across the bridge because a propane truck had flipped over and the road s

Re: [MBZ] 13 degree failed diesel starts

Done. Bad time to have a dead block heater. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 10:28 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Xackly! > > Mitch Haley via Mercedes >> January 3, 2018 at 9:20 AM >> >> I liked Curley's idea. >> Buy heater/cord assembly. >

Re: [MBZ] 13 degree failed diesel starts

Xackly! Mitch Haley via Mercedes January 3, 2018 at 9:20 AM I liked Curley's idea. Buy heater/cord assembly. Plug cord into old heater, listen for sizzle. If no sizzle, take car and new heater to Indy. If sizzle, keep heater for spare. The money you saved on Indy

Re: [MBZ] 13 degree failed diesel starts

> On January 2, 2018 at 7:21 PM archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > What happened to his Indy? All he needs to do is get him to test it, and if > it's bad, put in a new one. If he can make an appointment to get it done, he > won't need to leave it and get a ride home and then back the ne

Re: [MBZ] Heads Up New England!

> On January 2, 2018 at 10:36 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > There! I fixed it for you! > > > > WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report > > Starting 2018 with a political bombshell, House Speaker Paul Ryan said > on Tuesday that he will retire once he is satisfied that he has > co

Re: [MBZ] Gelled fuel, the gift that keeps on giving

I used to read my dad's old farming magazines. The only mention I ever saw of inspecting pickups for red fuel was at farm shows. Get a few hundred pickups belonging to guys with access to ag fuel all in one place, and it might be worth your while to see how many four digit fines you can collect

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

> On January 3, 2018 at 9:24 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Her Audi nannies were beeping at her, she didn’t know what it was. Tell her that's how the car tells her she's driving too fast for conditions. Time to take her foot off the gas if she doesn't want to join the miniva

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

Nothing is worse than freezing rain. Not pestilence, drought, or locust swarms. On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 9:24 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’m just getting light drizzle doesn’t yet look like ice but some close by > say they have ice. Did you get your milk b

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

We have the road warning signs, and the local police are pretty aggressive about closing bridges to traffic when they ice up. I've already gotten a couple text messages about closures. I thought it was merely a little drizzle as well, didn't look like anything from inside, decided to get a closer

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

I’m just getting light drizzle doesn’t yet look like ice but some close by say they have ice. Did you get your milk bread and toilet paper supplies for the snowpocalypse. Friend just called said there was a minivan flipped over just up the road and black ice forming about 4 miles inland and pe

Re: [MBZ] Black ice

> On January 3, 2018 at 8:59 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Freezing rain now falling here in Mount Plastic. Cars are getting a nice > coating of ice. Front steps covered with a nice thin layer of ice, and I'll > bet all the local bridges and overpasses will be closed soon. In s

[MBZ] Black ice

Freezing rain now falling here in Mount Plastic. Cars are getting a nice coating of ice. Front steps covered with a nice thin layer of ice, and I'll bet all the local bridges and overpasses will be closed soon. Drive and street in front of the house are still too warm for the rain to freeze, b