Bingo!
It did not work after I installed the new electrical portion of the
ignition switch. The new switch was comparable the original I'd say. The
more I think about it, I think it's the wire from the ignition switch to
the solenoid.
Bob R
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Someone else on this list has offered that a 9 volt battery can help find
the problem; connect negative to ground and positive to your suspect wire, and
use a volt meter to find out where the problem lies.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20
Bob Rentfro wrote:
>I
It did not work after I installed the new electrical portion of the
ignition switch. The new switch was comparable the original I'd say. The
more I think about it, I think it's the wire from the ignition switch to
the solenoid.
Bob R
On Apr 5, 2013 7:50 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote
I had intermittent trouble on one 240D for years. My deduction was
that it was a bad switch, but Herr Doktor insisted the switches never
fail. I "solved" the problem by getting a momentary contact push
button switch from flaps. I ran a wire from the Battery + through a
fuse, to the switch,
Which of the terminals on the starter/solenoid are you jumping with
the screwdriver?
If it's the two big bolts with the heavy wires on them then the only
thing that will happen is that the starter will turn. Just what is
happening.
If you are jumping the big wire coming into the solenoid to
I think I did touch the two big terminals. I'm going to check the little
wire from the ignition switch...put a light on it while someone turns the
key. I think that might be the issue.
Bob R
On Apr 5, 2013 3:19 PM, "M G" wrote:
> Which of the terminals on the starter/solenoid are you jumping wit
Which of the terminals on the starter/solenoid are you jumping with the
screwdriver?
If it's the two big bolts with the heavy wires on them then the only thing that
will happen is that the starter will turn. Just what is happening.
If you are jumping the big wire coming into the solenoid to th
