Well if that's what it is it needs a new regulator as the cable probably broke.
Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 28, 2016, at 8:02 PM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Boy thinks the glass has fallen off the arm. Driver window had failed last > year and we screwed around with it. It might have a wiring issue. Rear > windows are the ones not going up or down. Weather around there is -40 much > of the time, so he has not opened it up to really know. > > I pulled the regulators from the W115 and found that the motors would fail > out, but the gearing part was still good. Except one. Electric motors were > pretty standard, so could swap around. I assume the motors for other models > could work. If I can snag them from PnP, that would be useful, but would > need to know what model had compatible motors. > > Since I am 900 miles away from the car, I was wondering mean time between > failure for systems was. The likelihood of motor, regulator, or other part > being prime cause so the parts are on deck so he does not need to drive > around waiting for the parts or to solve the problem. > > Car has the original biodegradable harness. CEL has been illuminated since > he got the car, but it clears long enough to pass emissions. There are a few > spots were the insulation is gone, and the thing needs replaced. I was > wondering what replacement harness costs. If it is reasonable, I would just > get him one for his birthday. He has enough idiots he lives with who can > help him install > > > clay > > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > > >> On Feb 28, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> >> Well I have owned 140s for decades before poos did but have forgotten more >> about them that poos knows. But anyway what are the problems exactly with >> the windows? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Feb 28, 2016, at 7:14 PM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> This is a long distance mystery diagnosis/fix. >>> >>> #1 boy has his 300SE in ND with windows that are misbehaving. Erratic >>> weather at the moment, so he is unwilling to dive in until deeper into >>> Spring. I have been able to figure out the switches are good. When it is >>> unzipped, we will know if the motor, regulator, or some wee part is making >>> the window unhappy. >>> >>> Dan, since you have vast knowledge of the W140 series. What are the most >>> probable causes that you have found? Kid is hoping it is a simple Dorman >>> part instead of needing to dig deep into the EPC. Maybe Kaleb has window >>> motors that he will part with, or should we look at just replacing the >>> motor and using original gearing? >>> >>> Child is now investing far too much in heavy weaponry because he thinks a >>> wire harness is thousands of $$$. Is this a realistic view, or can a fresh >>> Delco harness be found for a few hundred? He had pulled a harness out of >>> a 93 SE, but cut it short of the computer end. Are they even compatible? >>> >>> >>> clay >>> >>> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap >>> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green >>> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery >>> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran >>> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV >>> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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
