Yes, I do have meter. Again, lazy and looking for easy answers before I get a head of steam to actually go whole hog on the problem. Trying to save thinking cells on the noggin for killing with home distillates.
clay On Apr 19, 2012, at 3:59 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: > And OBTW I might be wrong (I thought I was wrong once, but it turns out I was > mistaken) per the previous reply. > > Do you have a meter (or at least a test light) to see what you have at the > various wires? > > --R > > On 4/19/12 6:57 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: >> I think the blue is for an antenna if I recall from my radio installations. >> Brown on MB radios is hot power if I recall. Not sure what red/green is for >> unless it is to power some Canadian hoser. >> >> This is a 107 SL? I have the maintenance CDs for that model if you do not >> have them, somewhere in there must be a wiring diagram? >> >> --R >> >> On 4/19/12 6:42 PM, clay monroe wrote: >>> Since this is not pimp my ride, I am not constrained to get the job done in >>> seven days. >>> >>> Today we crossed off changing the coolant. This was not as simple as for >>> Gump, as there are no obvious and simple to access hoses to and from the >>> radiator. Ended up filling through the burp tank. Three fills of fresh >>> water got me running clear and no more green. Used 1.5:1 coolant to water >>> on fill, and drove around to see if thermostat showed good and temp/tank >>> behaved. All was good. >>> >>> The center console/knob display area had been getting attention for the >>> past two weeks while I got wheat bulbs, and knobs clean/swapped for good. >>> The radio that came was a flashing digital Sony that really did not give me >>> wood. That and the honking giant speaker boxes in the back were first >>> thing out. But this left a passel of wires to decode. Nailed down that >>> original speaker wires were there and some other stuff, as well as removing >>> the excess wiring for the Sony and the aftermarket cellular one auto phone. >>> Those would spark up real nice when they touched stuff. Dude had hooked >>> right to the positive lead on the battery. This left a wire bundle that I >>> think is meant for radio. Three wires in a bundle. One is Brown, I am >>> going that this is hot. Another is Red/Green stripe, and third is light >>> blue. Any guess as to what I am meant to use these "extra" wires for? >>> Might have been for ....??? No indication of cassette for Becker, or any >>> other monkey stuff. Did the antenna deploy when the radio powers up, and >>> these are meant to provide motive power to the antenna? >>> >>> I removed the blower cover from under the hood. Busted off on one corner >>> and the seal was shot. Cleaned it up, popped some shiny on the black. >>> Epoxy the busted corner back and hardware shop provided all new screws, >>> since three were missing. Used a gasket in a tube, sort of RTV to seal. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> clay >>> >>> >>> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green >>> 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and ran >>> 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial >>> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com