Sounds good. Better than sticking another used part on it. On Wed, May 8, 2019, 9:36 AM Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> This is NOT something you want to DIY. While you could rewire the harness, > there are interior bits you can’t fix if bad or questionable that a > rebuilder could/would. > > I can dig up the info on the guy in AL. He sells on eBay, too. Really, > really good work, and quick turnaround, too. I’ve used him several times > and always been pleased. > > -D > > > On May 8, 2019, at 11:27 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I was driving the SL600 on Saturday, it was running really well. Stopped > at a light and as it dropped to idle it was barely running, misfiring, > smoking. I managed to limp along until I got a couple miles to where I was > going. Shut it off and it ran fine. I need to tear into the wiring, it > has likely all gone to shite on the throttle bodies and ignition bits and > whatever else. Just have not take the time to check it out. > > > > There is a Russian guy in NJ who rebuilds all this stuff too, esp on the > 600s. He has lots of vids on his web site about working on them, but not > the actual rebuilding/resoldering. > > > > --FT > > > >> On 5/8/19 10:59 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > >> uh oh.... Those had the same self destructing wire insulation as the > rest of the car. When I took the original off the E320, and opened it > up, the insulation fell out like dust. > >> > >> I also put in a used one, and it worked long enough to unload the car. > I dislike vergassers for this and a whole host of other reasons. They > stink too. > >> > >> I had thoughts of trying to rewire the thing until i saw the number of > tiny wires and the non-existent space to work in. I threw it out. > >> > >> > >> Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote on 5/8/19 8:46 AM: > >>> Throttle body was a used take off. Does this involve busting out the > >>> soldering iron? I am getting good at that after soldering up a GPS > radio > >>> tracker for my kids rocket, so I have all the kit. > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > >> > > -- > > --FT > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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
