May need a hammer. Would bad spring sticking work both ways? On Feb 10, 2015 7:02 PM, "dseretakis--- via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Oh, I see what you mean now. It spins but doesn't engage to flywheel. Yes, > it was doing that here and there but yesterday, it wouldn't do anything > unless I whacked it with a stick. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 10, 2015, at 6:46 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Oh geez I've seen that a bunch of times. Worse when its cold out, the > solenoid gets sticky. > > -Curt > > From: "dsereta...@yahoo.com" <dsereta...@yahoo.com> > > To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 6:42 PM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Overheating 240D update > > > > I've never heard of a starter not shutting off! > > This car has weird written all over it! > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Feb 10, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> That starter has been weird for awhile. I had two or three different > occurrences where it wouldn't shut off. Since it did it so infrequently I > never worried too much about it. Used to carry a hammer in the car since a > quick whack fixed it. > >> Since you've been using it for short trips I wonder if a good long run > where everything really warmed up would "fix" it. > >> -Curt > >> From: dseretakis--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 6:23 PM > >> Subject: [MBZ] Overheating 240D update > >> > >> I replaced the short leaky hose under the thermostat housing today as I > suspect it was causing an air bubble possibly leading to the overheating > problem. > >> Wow what an ordeal! It took most of the day to replace that hose! > >> Time will tell if this solves the problem. In the meantime, the starter > motor has bit the dust. Prior to a cold start, I have to whack the solenoid > for it to engage. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://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 > >> > >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > > > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://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 > >> > >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
