Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-28 Thread OK Don
BTDT - my kids loved the doorbell push button starting so much that they begged me NOT to fix the ignition switch! We ended up with them in a 240D, 190D, and 300D 2.5T. On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:13 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: My 240D went through a few years of intermittent

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-27 Thread Craig
On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:13:04 -0500 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: The ign switch does wear out sometimes, especially in 25+ year old Diesels with lots of start cycles. And note that the ignition switch is a separate item from the locking assembly. I have pictures of the replacement

[MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Bob Rentfro
How do start my 240D using a jumper down around the starter? Never done it before. Need to get the car home so I can continue electrical troubleshooting. Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Russ Williams
Jump the Pos wire from Battery to the small terminal next to it. I use a remote starter switch from FLAPS for this. Also you can push start it too. BTW will pull your parts this weekend. Russ On 10/26/2012 10:43, Bob Rentfro wrote: How do start my 240D using a jumper down around the starter?

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Craig
On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 08:43:34 -0700 Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote: How do start my 240D using a jumper down around the starter? Never done it before. Need to get the car home so I can continue electrical troubleshooting. At the top of the starter is the solenoid, a smaller cylinder

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Max Dillon
Use something big like a screwdriver or wrench, as the current draw is big. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD Russ Williams rawil...@eatel.net wrote: Jump the Pos wire from Battery to the small terminal next to it. I use a remote starter switch from FLAPS for this. Also you can

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Randy Bennell
On 26/10/2012 11:26 AM, Max Dillon wrote: Use something big like a screwdriver or wrench, as the current draw is big. this may be truly obvious BUT do not let the wrench or screwdriver or whatever you use, touch ANYTHING else. If you touch it to ground you are going to see sparks. The

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Bob Rentfro
What gauge wire is used in these device? Bob R On Oct 26, 2012 1:27 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 26/10/2012 11:26 AM, Max Dillon wrote: Use something big like a screwdriver or wrench, as the current draw is big. this may be truly obvious BUT do not let the wrench or

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Randy Bennell
nothing significant - like lamp cord Randy On 26/10/2012 4:42 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: What gauge wire is used in these device? Bob R On Oct 26, 2012 1:27 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 26/10/2012 11:26 AM, Max Dillon wrote: Use something big like a screwdriver or wrench,

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Bob Rentfro
Okay...jumping across provides sparks but nothing else Bad solenoid? Bob R On Oct 26, 2012 2:43 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: nothing significant - like lamp cord Randy On 26/10/2012 4:42 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: What gauge wire is used in these device? Bob R On Oct 26,

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Rich Thomas
Some have said a good whack with a BFH might help. -R On 10/26/12 6:39 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: Okay...jumping across provides sparks but nothing else Bad solenoid? Bob R On Oct 26, 2012 2:43 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: nothing significant - like lamp cord Randy On

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Peter Frederick
Does it go click nice and loud? If not, indeed a bad solenoid. If it does but the starter does not turn, either the contactor is bad (no juice to the starter motor) or the brushes are open, or it's stuck. None of that other than replacing the solenoid and contactor can be fixed in the

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Bob Rentfro
I got it going. I guess I didn't stick the screwdriver in there just exactly right the first time. I suppose then it must be the ignition switch electrical parts it's bad. When I get home I will have boy child put the key to the start position while I check for voltage on the small wire to the

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread clay monroe
Just do a push start. No need to jump, as you will need a hardy battery with many cold crank amps and 02 gauge wire. Get somebody to carefully move up to your bumper and slowly get you up to speed, then drop it into drive. No need for glow or starter, will get enough motion to light off with

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Craig
On Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:01:40 -0700 Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote: I got it going. I guess I didn't stick the screwdriver in there just exactly right the first time. I suppose then it must be the ignition switch electrical parts it's bad. Or the wiring between the ignition switch and

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Bob Rentfro
I suppose I should have told everyone is a 4 speed. I stopped on the way home to pick up my new glasses and when I came back out it started up just fine. So I have no idea. I reckon that it was a problem with the ignition electric in the dash, it would not have started. I'm going to go out in a

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Michael Canfield
Could very well be signs of a starter going bad. They usually start out not working once in a while then gradually work to requiring a bfh to tap while the key is held in start to make it work, then to nothing at all. Mike On Oct 26, 2012 7:04 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Just

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Bob Rentfro
It has now started 7 times in a row. I will do a little more sorting tomorrow. The more I look at the engine and starter and the alternator and the radiator they all look new. Not clean, new. Know what I mean? Kinda weird. Bob R On Oct 26, 2012 7:10 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Starting my 240D With a Wire

2012-10-26 Thread Dieselhead
My 240D went through a few years of intermittent no-juicy-no-starty. I ran a hot wire from the fuse block into the dash, put a intermittent pushbutton switch on the lower-left dash near the door. The other side of the switch was run directly to the small terminal in the starter. At the time,