This is the repair of a broken support for the air cleaner on an '83
300D. The rear attachment point of the three bolt bracket broke off.
An extension was made out of 1/8 by 1 bar stock from Home Depot and
its height adjusted with washers to match the oil drain pipe from the
bottom pan.
It
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While the Electrical Troubleshooting Manual was very useful in testing
the circuits connected to the Climate Control units, I couldn't find
many resitances or amperages with which they could be tested except
for the monovalve (15 ohms) which was okay.
I have some in my checklist in here:
Thanks, Jim. Your website is a great reference source. I'm going back and
check everything again based on your information. So Fluke is still the
best, just at it was years ago? Ordering one tonight.
Sincerely,
Gerry
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From: Jim Cathey
So Fluke is still the best, just at it was years ago? Ordering one
tonight.
So far as I know. I can't imagine a better one, anyway.
Now, whether or not it's the best _value_ I couldn't say.
I have an 83 that I bought brand new, and still it's my
main meter. I bought two 87's used since
Hmmm. While looking for prices I ran into some similar opinions as yours.
One guy who works at a well known research lab in California said he likes
the 87III better than the 87V; another said the leads with the 87V were too
cheap; and there were a dozen other opinions and preferences for
The pc board in the push button control assembly in my '83 300D slowly
burned up. I could smell it for awhile but couldn't pinpoint it. Finally
the blower and compressor stopped and the pushbuttons froze. I bought a
used pushbutton assembly, a temperature control unit, and a blower speed
