I have decided it’s not worth trying to fix the reserve light and damage it to where it doesn’t work at all.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 26, 2019, at 1:17 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On Sat, 26 Oct 2019 11:24:22 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I found a reasonably priced used tank sender for the 190D which came >> from Canada. It arrived and I plugged it in to test its it works >> perfectly except for turning on the light for the low fuel level. I >> pulled it apart and the thing is super clean but one of the contact >> tabs at the bottom was broke off and rattling around inside. I have the >> piece but figured it would try to reattach it. Is this possible with my >> soldering iron? Looks like it’s basically a copper contact. > > Yes, you could use a soldering iron, but the parts to be soldered need to > be scrupulously clean. You also need to be aware of the possibility of > melting the plastic. > > Having something other than solder bridging the break, like Max said, is > important. His suggestion of using a piece from another sender is a good > suggestion. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > 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
