Shoulda seen the looks Toni used to get jumping the solenoid on our old 240d with a big allen wrench. Nuttin hotter than a cute chick under the hood of a German car.......lol
Mike On Jul 1, 2013 1:59 PM, "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Yep, that's what a coupla attorneys and judges said years ago when SWMBO > called me that our 80 240D wouldn't start after a meeting with 'em for > Arts Council fund raising. I rushed over, jumped out of the car with a > stick, lifted the hood and told her to start it when I bang the starter. > One bang with the stick and just a touch of starter and it fired right up, > of course. Looks of amazement, cheering and acclamations, etc., from the > assembled gallery as I lowered the hood and jumped back in my Caravan. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 1:14 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D no start > > > Sure sounds like it to me, maybe an internal short? > > Last winter my 240D made a weird sound when I tried to start it in the > airport parking garage, on the second attempt it started. > Then a couple weeks later at work it was a no-go. I jumped out and with a > crescent wrench pulled the ground cable of the battery (it was a little > loose) rotated it a bit on the post and tightened it back up. A colleague > I'd never spoken to before came over and asked me if I was all right, I > told him to wait a second. Jumped in the car and it fired right up. As I > closed the hood I said "I'm all set", he said "Color me amazed". Now he > tells people around the office what a wizard I am. > > -Curt > The man, the myth, the office legend > > Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 13:03:27 -0400 > From: Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D no start > Message-ID: > <CALHJ_1CC=ezYovAps2oPZZnXCf8W**OrJ4eGUJhf6AQojFkAnB2g@mail.**gmail.com<ezyovaps2opzznxcf8worj4egujhf6aqojfkan...@mail.gmail.com> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Bad battery or severely corroded battery terminals? > > Mike > On Jul 1, 2013 12:51 PM, <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Ok trying to get my friend's 78 240D started. No luck. It initially would >> crank with battery charger hooked up but then on subsequent attempt would >> not crank. Without charger no dash lights, nothing. Not sure what's going >> on. I replaced the starter on this car several years ago, my friend drove >> it for a few months then he couldn't start it. He let it sit for a year >> and >> a half and now this. What could be going on? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<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/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<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
