The 300D had a fit on Mon. where it would not start. no click, nothing,
but plenty of battery. It also did not click with the auxiliary
starter button. After it cooled for 2 hours, it magically started.
The starters on these have a tendency to just quit without warning,
unlike older cars. This starter was a $25 junkyard special several
years ago, so I figured to be safe, I should get a starter rebuilt and
ready. It was ready yesterday afternoon. ($140) Ouch, almost as much
as a bosch reman., but it was here!
So, I took the wires off, took out the old starter, installed the new
one, hooked up the battery cable. When I put the screw in the eye of
the small wire, I thought the wire came off the screw, but when I tried
to put the eye back on the screw, there was no eye on the wire. The eye
was on the screw. Evidently, the eye had vibrated enough in 31 years
and 320,000 miles that it has broken off the collar. So, I cut off the
old collar, stripped the wire and put on a new eye.
I'm glad I decided to go ahead and change the working starter out for
the rebuilt. otherwise, I'd have been chasing an intermittent for who
knows how long. It appears that the eye welded itself back to the
collar until I went to put the wire back on the new starter. I've had
the wire break at the terminal before at 25+ years, but I don't remember
the eye breaking off the factory terminal. I guess they just don't
build em like they used to! Gotta love the simple fixes!
Someday, I will check brushes and bearings in the starter I took out,
fix what is needed and put it on the shelf.
Flex couplings looked good. No leaks on the underside. I can't see the
carrier bearing and its rubber holder.
A little coolant leaked out near the upper hose at the radiator. I
loosened and tightened the hose clamp. The hoses look ok, and i did not
see any crack in the radiator prastic tank. Will have to drive it and
check again.
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