od luck!
> On Dec 7, 2014, at 04:00, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote:
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 05:53:40 -0500
> From: Jaime Kopchinski
> To: "G. M. Brown", Mercedes Discussion List
>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] FW: '84 300D GPR
>
>
Check the starter solenoid wire on the firewall, it's a purple wire
going to a jumper block below the battery if I remember correctly.
It's common for the connection to corrode, giving you intermittent
starter operation.
Loose engine ground and ignition switch are the two common things
be
Ah, Ok the issue here isn't the GP relay at all most likely. The glow
plug system and the starter are mostly independent. One will function if
the other is faulty, and neither can bring the other one down.
Your problem is, in order of likleyhood:
1. Bad ground at the Battery, chassis connect
I'd try a new or used relay. A bad relay can run down the battery.
Used relays can be pretty cheap.
Latest on '84 300D GPR:
From: g_010...@hotmail.com
To: jaime...@gmail.com
Subject: RE: [MBZ] '84 300D GPR
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2014 14:55:10 -0500
Jaime,
As per my previous note, the glow plug