LEDs are diodes (the D in LED) so they only work in one direction.
Incandescent bulbs will work either way.The problem is that the bulb holders
aren't marked for polarity and you can't really test until you reinstall the
cluster since the bulbs are on the rear and the cluster needs to be
> OK, you lost me. What do you mean by "they only go one way so you might have
> to pull the dash pod again and flop 'em around"?
1) LEDs are polarized.
2) Incandescent bulbs are not.
3) the car runs on DC.
So, you can put a cheap symmetrical incandescent-replacement LED bulb
into a socket in a
On 23/01/2021 9:25 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
Try it more, if you haven't worn the skin off your fingers you haven't
twiddled it enough. If you take the pod out to do LED bulbs and line the light
pipes you can bridge across it so you've always got full brightness. I've never
seen
On 23/01/2021 9:24 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
LED bulbs are a great upgrade for a 123. While you've got the dash pod out
line the light pipes with mylar or aluminum foil. Worst thing about the LEDs is
that they only go one way so you might have to pull the dash pod again and flip
On 23/01/2021 6:56 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Lighting rheostat is one of the most common failures you’ll ever find on a
w123. The wiper on the rheostat sits in one place for decades and the contact
corrodes. Give it a twist or two and all is well. Sometimes they will fail so
bad
In a 240D, not too much to worry about with today's speed limits.
Petal to the medal unless you seem to be going faster than everybody else.
Fuel up every five hours.
And pray the oil pressure gauge doesn't drop to zero.
Too bad about that Italian tune-up the car didn't get.
Didn't Klebbie check
Right on, put the pedal down and leave it there.
Curt
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On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 8:50 AM, Dwight Giles via
Mercedes wrote: Good news is you don't jave to worry
about speeding in a 240D.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 11:59 PM OK Don via
They’re not cheap:
000 542 41 25 - around $75.00 at a discount dealer.
-D
> On Jan 24, 2021, at 10:01 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> If you have to ask you probably can't afford it.
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 10:00 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
If you have to ask you probably can't afford it.
On Sun, Jan 24, 2021 at 10:00 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> How much are they? It’s unbelievable they are available again.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 24, 2021, at 8:01 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
How much are they? It’s unbelievable they are available again.
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> On Jan 24, 2021, at 8:01 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> As mentioned, it's the rheostat. You can wiggle it back and forth
> carefully for several minutes and you might get lucky and get the
As mentioned, it's the rheostat. You can wiggle it back and forth
carefully for several minutes and you might get lucky and get the lights to
come on a bit. The real fix is to take it apart and clean the contacts
well. If the resistive coil inside has come out of its place in the
ceramic body,
Good news is you don't jave to worry about speeding in a 240D.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 11:59 PM OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
> I think the issue is that he's on the road now, and would like to know how
> fast he's going and how much fuel he has while driving at night.
I think the issue is that he's on the road now, and would like to know how
fast he's going and how much fuel he has while driving at night. He can fix
it when he gets home, but what does he do tonight?
I vote for a red led headlamp. I keep one in the airplane for night flying
- as the instrument
I did? I'm sure there's a bunch. I had to run a separate ground on my '83 240D
back in the day. When it was bad the turn signals would make the fuel gauge
jump...
-Curt
On Saturday, January 23, 2021, 9:20:51 PM EST, Dwight Giles
wrote:
IIRC Curt posted a you tube on how to fix
Try it more, if you haven't worn the skin off your fingers you haven't
twiddled it enough. If you take the pod out to do LED bulbs and line the light
pipes you can bridge across it so you've always got full brightness. I've never
seen any need to turn down the brightness on a 123.
-Curt
LED bulbs are a great upgrade for a 123. While you've got the dash pod out
line the light pipes with mylar or aluminum foil. Worst thing about the LEDs is
that they only go one way so you might have to pull the dash pod again and flip
'em around.
Don't fall for the xenon bulbs, they'll melt
IIRC Curt posted a you tube on how to fix ground on 123 instrument clusters
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 9:13 PM Dwight Giles wrote:
> I have had to jiggle most 123 instrument cluster light knobs.
>
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
>
> On Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 7:48 PM Allan
I have had to jiggle most 123 instrument cluster light knobs.
Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI
On Sat, Jan 23, 2021, 7:48 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Most certainly there is a fuse, but I think more things would not be
> working if that fuse blows (parking/turn
Jim Cathey via Mercedes writes:
>> Already tried the rheostat. Nothing
>
> Basically, it's still a bad rheostat. Once I had a blown trace inside the
> instrument cluster, on a W201, but even that's fixable with a bit of wire.
I mean, it *could* be a fuse, but more than the instrument lights
> Already tried the rheostat. Nothing
Basically, it's still a bad rheostat. Once I had a blown trace inside the
instrument cluster, on a W201, but even that's fixable with a bit of wire.
-- Jim
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Already tried the rheostat. Nothing
Donald H. Snook
FedEx Freight
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> On Jan 23, 2021, at 6:43 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
>
> That’s a feature.
>
> It’s not a fuse, it’s a bad rheostat for the lighting. Turn the knob on the
> rheostat for the instrument lights a little and
Lighting rheostat is one of the most common failures you’ll ever find on a
w123. The wiper on the rheostat sits in one place for decades and the contact
corrodes. Give it a twist or two and all is well. Sometimes they will fail so
bad they’ll have a dead spot, but that just means you have to
It’s most likely the reostat or whatever it’s called. How far have you made it?
Noting has flown apart yet? I kind of miss that car actually. I do need to get
a 240D going for myself to drive.
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> On Jan 23, 2021, at 6:37 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Is
Most certainly there is a fuse, but I think more things would not be
working if that fuse blows (parking/turn indicators, fuel gauge, IIRC).
Try twiddling the dimmer knob. Maybe oxidation is interrupting the
current flow. The instrument lights are not super bright to begin with,
so you'll
That’s a feature.
It’s not a fuse, it’s a bad rheostat for the lighting. Turn the knob on the
rheostat for the instrument lights a little and they’ll most likely come on.
You bought a KlebCar. Let the fun begin.
-D
> On Jan 23, 2021, at 7:36 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Is
Is there a fuse for the instrument cluster on a 123? Mine is BLACK. Not dim or
dark. Totally black
Donald H. Snook
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