Age of battery? The horking huge ground wire to the starter is still hooked to the body? All wires to the starter are tight?
these were what would keep Gump from lighting off clay On Apr 20, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Stuart S wrote: > Hi, list! > > > > Today, I went to start my car (1976 300D w115), and it wouldn't start. > > > > Symptoms: Turn key to start, no turning over, no nothin'. > > > > Lights are on and bright and she hasn't had charging troubles, so I don't > suspect the battery. > > > > And I can hear a relay go on (and off when I stop) - but most importantly if > goes on and off with the position of the shifter if I move in and out of > park/neutral, which tells me, I think, that the neutral safety is workin). > > > > But the starter itself never even tries to turn. > > > > It hasn't been acting up in the slightest, and started easily and well > every time until just now, with no noticeable slowdown in power from when I > first put it in. The starter is about 6 or 7 years old. > > > > So my question is, is there some tricky thing I should be looking at, or > some likely suspect beyond random, unheralded Starter Lockup And Death? > > > > Based on the observation above, I can't imagine it's the neutral switch, > which appears to properly work, from the way the relay (glow relay?) goes on > and off as I shift. > > I checked the ETM from the electronic manual and there's evidently no fuse > in the starter circuit, so I don't think that can be it. > > > > Suggested troubleshooting steps? > > > > Thanks, > > Stuart S. > > _______________________________________ > 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
