Thanks David. The alternator light is dead. I will try another bulb in case that is the problem.
Thanks, Bruce --- David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > B Dike wrote: > >I tried another alternator for the 77 240D and it > >doesn't generate current either. There is no > magnetic > >effect around the alternater when the car is > running > >making me suspicious that there may not be power to > >the field coils. The two big wires have 12V but > the > >small blue wire is dead. > Does your alternator light come on when you turn the > key on? I don't > know if Mercedeses are wired this way, but on many > cars, if the > alternator light is burned out or there's another > break in its circuit, > the alternator field will NOT energize. > > _______________________________________ > 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 > Bruce 82 300CD 333kmi 'His' 85 300CD 234kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 185kmi 'Theirs' (Back in Commission) 77 240D 199kmi 'The Brown Car' __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
