Reach out to this guy on BenzWorld: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2292073-mb-ignition-wire-sets-hand-made.html#post11457009
He's a former dealer tech and a good guy. Not sure if he'll sell parts, but he might. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jun 11, 2015, at 10:12 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Having finally had enough, I caved and took the car in > for a professional diagnosis. The fuel system tested OK, > and there _are_ vacuum leaks that will have to be dealt > with. The most amusing result was that one of my _new_ > Beru spark plug wires was open-circuit. (Though I believe > it was a short gap that would fire anyway, a bit. The plug > was not any different-looking than the rest.) > > I speculated, and cut open the plug end. The 1K resistor > was open-circuit. I bridged it with a piece of iron wire, > and taped it back together. What a rickety POS now. Still, > the car was running better yesterday after this operation, > more time will tell. No way it'll hold up very long. > > So, where do I get _one_ screw-on (machine screw threads, > not wood screw) Beru spark plug connector? Or, barring > that, _one_ new Beru spark plug wire? Really don't want > to part with the cash to get another entire set. > > I have some old Bosch connectors, but they're all wood-screw. > > (Hmm, I wonder if the Beru has a machine-screw end that I > can see, but that _that_ bit has a wood screw that screws > into the wire itself? Still, it's working now. I'd hate > to take it apart again and make it worse, just trying to > find out that detail.) > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
