Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread Archer
Heres the scene: we have an 80 300 SD. Five button and temp roller, ac off on switch. We kept warm all winter with the defrost. Also known as the Evil Chrysler Climate Control from Hell. Park car near cliff. Get out. Reach in and release brake. Jim __ Is it

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread andrew strasfogel
Find a sinkhole that is just starting to break loose... On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Heres the scene: we have an 80 300 SD. Five button and temp roller, ac off on switch. We kept warm all winter with the defrost. Also known as the Evil Chrysler

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote: Heres the scene: we have an 80 300 SD. Five button and temp roller, ac off on switch. We kept warm all winter with the defrost. Also known as the Evil Chrysler Climate Control from Hell. Park car near cliff.  Get out.  

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread tyler
Perhaps it would be possible to wire in a later model ACC controller? One could get this from the junkyard, along with the temp sensors and pneumatic valve body that goes with it. You might also be able to wire in a Volvo 760 controller? Those are much simpler than the Mercedes units, but

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 9:59 AM, tyler casi...@usermail.com wrote: Perhaps it would be possible to wire in a later model ACC controller? One could get this from the junkyard, along with the temp sensors and pneumatic valve body that goes with it. You might also be able to wire in a Volvo 760

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread tyler
I think it would be very straightforward, since good wiring and vacuum diagrams exist for all of these systems. They seem complicated at first, but they're not really when you get the bigger picture of what they are- just a box that takes electricity, and opens/closes different pneumatic

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread Curt Raymond
what look like really good install instructions. -Curt Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:49:52 -0700 From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE! To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID:     f7b6bd1a0904140949s2338b014wecab761210e07

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread Douglas
. They give what look like really good install instructions. -Curt Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:49:52 -0700 From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE! To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread Loren Faeth
and I figure $650 is better than limping the old one along. They give what look like really good install instructions. -Curt Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:49:52 -0700 From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE! To: Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread Jim Cathey
Is it the same as I have in the '83 300D (which has 28 wires going to three solid state units under the dash)? The one which has several ground wires as indicated in the manual which don't test out as being grounded? The one that slowly fries itself to death without blowing the fuse? No,

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-14 Thread Jim Cathey
That evil crypsler ACC was the death of most cars equipped with it. Most 116s went to the smasher after people got tired of spending money on it. Nice there now is a replacement that works. Sure wish MBNA would let us have cars with manual heat and ac, manual sunroofs, and especially manual

[MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-13 Thread Chris N John
*Oh mighty MB gurus, * You are so knowledgeable about so many subjects. Have really enjoyed the issues you have covered lately!! Really need some ideas and advise. Have some vague thoughts and need better, because these systems are so involved, any experiences will give us more informed

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-13 Thread Peter Frederick
Fix the broken vacuum line in the engine compartment next to the brake booster. If you have temp control but only flow out the defrost, you don't have vacuum to the control unit, and the usual leak is by the booster (the line gets brittle). If you DONT have temp control, you need to check

Re: [MBZ] Climate Control Advise PLEASE!

2009-04-13 Thread Jim Cathey
Heres the scene: we have an 80 300 SD. Five button and temp roller, ac off on switch. We kept warm all winter with the defrost. Also known as the Evil Chrysler Climate Control from Hell. Park car near cliff. Get out. Reach in and release brake. -- Jim