Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
About a month ago my windshield wipers went dead driving to Canada...temp about 5F, wind speed of 30 plus mph and blowing snow had to drive about 10 miles to find cover from the wind in back of a truck stop ...checking the fuse and it was not blown, taking the fuse out, showed small pits on one ends... replaced the fuse and to my surprise the wipers worked .I only replaced the fuse recalling Marshall's fuse advice .Pay attention and thanks Marshall Bill 1981 300 TD Loren Faeth wrote: Yeah, but Marshall never told you to replace the fuses for that side. So I will LF At 12:38 PM 3/2/2006, you wrote: Thanks to all for the suggestions. Since I sent that email the lights have been working perfectly (of course). I will check all the suggested places and clean the contacts this weekend. Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 125K ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Loren Faeth wrote: > Yeah, but Marshall never told you to replace the fuses for that side. So I > will Before your pistons melt :):) -j.
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
Hey Jim, check your turn signal indicator switch...I had similar problems and finally one night, one the way home in the rain, my headlights and fog lights suddenly stopped working...fuses checked out fine...turned out to be the turn signal indicator. All is well now. Rhonald 1985 300D 294,000 miles Original Message Follows From: Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 22:51:35 -0800 > For the last two weeks my right front headlight has had a poltergeist. > Sometimes when I turn on the headlights, the little warning light comes > on telling me that a light is out. When I look at the headlight it is > noticeably dimmer than the other. HOWEVER, just as often, the > headlights are fine and the little warning light does not come on. Do > I > have a bulb problem or short in the wiring? Also, when the headlight > is dim and the warning light is on I can put the brights on and the > warning light goes away (I don't think this indicates anything, I think > this is what sis supposed to happen). Any thoughts? Did anybody mention fuses yet? But yes, it's a bad connection somewhere along the line. Seek and destroy! (Don't forget the ground, it's just as important as the others, and somewhat more neglected.) -- Jim ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
Yeah, but Marshall never told you to replace the fuses for that side. So I will LF At 12:38 PM 3/2/2006, you wrote: Thanks to all for the suggestions. Since I sent that email the lights have been working perfectly (of course). I will check all the suggested places and clean the contacts this weekend. Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 125K ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
For the last two weeks my right front headlight has had a poltergeist. Sometimes when I turn on the headlights, the little warning light comes on telling me that a light is out. When I look at the headlight it is noticeably dimmer than the other. HOWEVER, just as often, the headlights are fine and the little warning light does not come on. Do I have a bulb problem or short in the wiring? Also, when the headlight is dim and the warning light is on I can put the brights on and the warning light goes away (I don't think this indicates anything, I think this is what sis supposed to happen). Any thoughts? Did anybody mention fuses yet? But yes, it's a bad connection somewhere along the line. Seek and destroy! (Don't forget the ground, it's just as important as the others, and somewhat more neglected.) -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
Hopefully it's just the socket for the bulb -- take the bulb out and take a look. They tend to corrode, and a bad connection will cause low current flow (and a melted socket from the extra resistance, alas). The bulb can also be going bad, and this will cause the problem as well. Clean and grease, or a new bulb should fix it. However, I found I had a wiring problem on the 300D, or a bad bulb out warning relay ($200 +), so I ran a new wire. The lamp out bulb is always on on low beam and most of the time now anyway -- I suspect the relay, but haven't popped for one yet. Check the voltage at the lamp socket -- if you don't have battery voltage, it's wiring or the relay. Peter
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
I would agree. We have an 1980 LTD that my younger son was driving last summer. It had (for as long as we owned it which is only a few years)a problem with the lights. Mainly the green indicators in the dash would light up when one turned on the lights at night. Not a major issue but an annoyance. I always promised myself I would check it out but never did it. Then when Thomas was trying to use it last summer, it started having issues with the turn signal lights. I horsed around with it on a couple of occasions but didn't have much time as he would wait to tell me until just before he was leaving again (going back out to the lake almost 200 miles away). I changed bulbs a couple of times and made it work but was never happy. When I got a chance to look deeper, I suspected some of the sockets so I replaced them. Again it worked for a bit but then started to act up again. I decided the put new ground wires on each corner. I just spliced into the ground wire and ran a short lead to a new screw into the frame. Bingo - no more problems. All lights work properly. Turn signals work like they are supposed to and the green indicator lights in the dash no longer light up at night when the headlights are on. Easy fix, just took me a while to accept that was all it was. Always seems easier to make a job bigger than it has to be. Randy B -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Berryman Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 3:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles On Mar 1, 2006, at 12:27 PM, Bill Gallagher wrote: > Donald Snook wrote: > >> For the last two weeks my right front headlight has had a >> poltergeist. >> Sometimes when I turn on the headlights, the little warning light >> comes >> on telling me that a light is out. When I look at the headlight >> it is >> noticeably dimmer than the other. HOWEVER, just as often, the >> headlights are fine and the little warning light does not come >> on. Do I >> have a bulb problem or short in the wiring? Also, when the >> headlight >> is dim and the warning light is on I can put the brights on and the >> warning light goes away (I don't think this indicates anything, I >> think >> this is what sis supposed to happen). Any thoughts? >> >> >> >> Donald H. Snook I would venture to say that you most likely have a bad ground on that circuit. Check the cluster of brown wires where they attach to the inner fender area. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
On Mar 1, 2006, at 12:27 PM, Bill Gallagher wrote: Donald Snook wrote: For the last two weeks my right front headlight has had a poltergeist. Sometimes when I turn on the headlights, the little warning light comes on telling me that a light is out. When I look at the headlight it is noticeably dimmer than the other. HOWEVER, just as often, the headlights are fine and the little warning light does not come on. Do I have a bulb problem or short in the wiring? Also, when the headlight is dim and the warning light is on I can put the brights on and the warning light goes away (I don't think this indicates anything, I think this is what sis supposed to happen). Any thoughts? Donald H. Snook I would venture to say that you most likely have a bad ground on that circuit. Check the cluster of brown wires where they attach to the inner fender area. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
Assuming your SEL has 9004 bulbs, let's hope nobody tried to install higher wattage versions (say, 100/80 instead of 60/55). If that's the case, you have see something like this: http://www.w124performance.com/images/W124_headlights/9004_conn_melted.jpg Otherwise, just try cleaning the connectors on the bulb and/or headlamp, and checking for loose grounds, etc. :) -Dave M. > -- > Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 11:06:47 -0600 > From: "Donald Snook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles > > > For the last two weeks my right front headlight has had a poltergeist. > Sometimes when I turn on the headlights, the little warning light comes > on telling me that a light is out. When I look at the headlight it is > noticeably dimmer than the other. HOWEVER, just as often, the > headlights are fine and the little warning light does not come on. Do I > have a bulb problem or short in the wiring? Also, when the headlight > is dim and the warning light is on I can put the brights on and the > warning light goes away (I don't think this indicates anything, I think > this is what sis supposed to happen). Any thoughts? > > > > Donald H. Snook > > 1990 300SEL 125K
Re: [MBZ] Headlight Troubles
Donald Snook wrote: For the last two weeks my right front headlight has had a poltergeist. Sometimes when I turn on the headlights, the little warning light comes on telling me that a light is out. When I look at the headlight it is noticeably dimmer than the other. HOWEVER, just as often, the headlights are fine and the little warning light does not come on. Do I have a bulb problem or short in the wiring? Also, when the headlight is dim and the warning light is on I can put the brights on and the warning light goes away (I don't think this indicates anything, I think this is what sis supposed to happen). Any thoughts? The connector plugs that go from the main wiring harness to the light fixture and the plug from the light fixture to the lamp will often corrode (as you look inside the contacts they usually appear green or white if corroded). Cleaning with a good contact cleaner (like Caig DeOxit or D-5) will often correct the problem, but occasionally the connectors will need to be replaced. A bad chassis (somewhere under the headlight fixture) ground CAN cause a similar problem. Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi
[MBZ] Headlight Troubles
For the last two weeks my right front headlight has had a poltergeist. Sometimes when I turn on the headlights, the little warning light comes on telling me that a light is out. When I look at the headlight it is noticeably dimmer than the other. HOWEVER, just as often, the headlights are fine and the little warning light does not come on. Do I have a bulb problem or short in the wiring? Also, when the headlight is dim and the warning light is on I can put the brights on and the warning light goes away (I don't think this indicates anything, I think this is what sis supposed to happen). Any thoughts? Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 125K
