On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:39 PM, andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Randy, you have it correct. Unfortunately, SWMBO doesn't see this as a > virtue, but as a sign that I have totally lost all my faculties. > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 2:42 PM, R A Bennell <b...@mts.net> wrote: > >> So, Andrew, are you trying to corner the market on old wagons? >> >> Randy >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com >> [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of andrew strasfogel >> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 8:29 AM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: [MBZ] Possible cause of loss of front wipers in w123 300TD >> >> >> I purchased a second 300TD w123 wagon recently. The rear wiper motor was >> nonfunctional (it had actually come apart), and testing revealed the rear >> wiper relay was also faulty. I had brought along a spare rear wiper motor >> and plugged that in (also substituted a good rear relay) but testing >> showed >> my spare motor was bad too. Bummer. I never thought to check the front >> wipers. Anyway, driving back home there was a severe storm and to my >> disappointment the front wipers didn't work. :(( I checked the fuse box >> and sure enough, the number 6 red fuse (16 amps) was blown. I swapped out >> the fuse for a known good 16A fuse from a power window circuit, but the >> wipers still wouldn't work. So I waited out the storm under the h'way >> overpass; after the rain stopped I drove home without incident. >> >> The PO swears that the front wipers always worked, and that testing the >> rear >> wiper system might have caused the front circuit to fail. Is it possible >> that I burned out the front wiper relay? The other functions of the >> combination switch (L and R turn signals, high and low beam) function >> perfectly. As far as I can tell the front and rear wipers are on the same >> fuse (although I could be wrong about this). >> >> Has anyone experienced a sudden loss of their front WS wipers - caused by >> something other than a blown fuse? Is it possible that just the wiper >> circuit within the combination switch has selectively shorted out? Do >> relays fail catastrophically or selectively, e.g. allowing for one wiper >> speed rather than all three? >> >> Andrew >> W123 300TD (2) >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090604/07b573cb/attachment.html >> > >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090604/a7c4214f/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
