I may have to expand the reach on this and post it in some of the forums and see if anybody has seen this before. I just don't see anything in the area that would have caused it.
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 1, 2017, at 7:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: > > There not ac line in that area. The only thing there is the connection from > the engine wiring harness, which on the diesel is not a lot of connections. > Just wires to temp sensors and such. Nothing high voltage at all. Other than > that there are some vacuum lines and switchover valves in the area. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 1, 2017, at 7:25 PM, MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> What is that heavy electrical wire bolt on connection to the left of the air >> box and the air conditioner pipe. At least I think that may be what those >> things are. I haven't even looked at a w140 so I may be wrong but the >> electrical connection looks heavy enough to be a blower motor resistor pac >> under that black burned stuff. Also just for grins could you check the AC >> pipe right there by the air cleaner cover bail. Has it been rubbing on the >> ac pipe? Maybe rubbed through? >> >> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> Well that's what the wife implies. So car is back, here is a photo. The >>> only wiring anywhere near the area is where the main engine harness plugs >>> into the car. This is a brand new harness that was replaced due to the >>> biodegradable wiring. It looks to me like the concentration of damage is >>> the air filter housing. I don't see what could have caused it to catch fire >>> and have never seen or heard of anything like it. >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> On Aug 1, 2017, at 5:24 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> It is probably a result poor maintenance :-) >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm not sure but the wife sure managed to do so today. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> OK Don >>>> >>>> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of >>>> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain >>>> >>>> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who >>>> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence >>>> for themselves." >>>> >>>> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* >>>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >>>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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
