[MBZ] Confusing start system problem

2016-01-08 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Question: I just finished putting a new backup/starter safety switch and the contact assembly on the back of the ignition module, in my '83 300D; but the starter still won't work. Turning the key all the way clockwise just lights up the preheat bulb. Since there hasn't been an ignition key

Re: [MBZ] Confusing start system problem

2016-01-08 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
The one-only and spring return junk is all in the electrical switch, IIRC. The mechanical part only has the column lock. (This is all from memory, from when I re-wafered the tumbler on the Chicken Wagon [83 300D].) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To