I did not leave the battery connected. I did not get any smoke or
anything either but if there is something loose it could hit just right
to catch something on fire.
On 9/14/2013 11:39 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
It's probably a good idea if you disconnect that battery and figure out
whats goi
It's probably a good idea if you disconnect that battery and figure out
whats going on before you start a fire. If you know there are chewed
wires, you're asking for trouble!
Jaime
On Friday, September 13, 2013, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> I got this 87 300D I picked up, been sitting a long ti
Didn't you gloat about how cheap that was? At least my ex-SDL still
runs and drives :)
Luther KB5QHUForest Park, IL
'98 ML320 "Max" (170,xxx mi)
On 9/13/2013 4:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I got this 87 300D I picked up, been sitting a long time, rats have
chewed some wires. Yo
there were a lot of rats around my old house, but the german dog had a high
prey drive and killed them by the 100s. she also had a thing for birds.
it was like the killing fields out there!
On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 5:35 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> I got this 87 300D I picked up, been sitting
Make sure the main buss line from the positive contact on the starter
is still connected. It can slip back away from the battery cable when
a new starter is installed, and if you miss it, no juice.
Also check for a "pigtail" at the battery, could be unplugged.
And look under the dash, might
I got this 87 300D I picked up, been sitting a long time, rats
have chewed some wires. You put a battery in it, turn the key on
and nothing. No lights, nothing. I did some preliminary checks
but I am guessing either the ground wire is off somewhere, or the
big main positive line that runs fr
