That issue might be related to the low battery. All the electronic gizmos seem to have very picky requirements for battery voltage. Check with Hoovie’s boy The Weezard to see if he replaced the pump or if the PO (someone Hoovie knew) has info on it. I doubt if it is bad though.
--FT Sent from iPhone > On Jun 7, 2021, at 8:41 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The wife had let the GL sit for about a week because it had a flat while I > was out of town. Actually it probably only was sitting for maybe 4 days. > Battery was too low to start it. I noticed before that it seems like it > turns over slower than I think it should. I hooked my small hand held jump > box up to it and it cranked right over and fired up. She then drove it > around with no issues. It has since been sitting for a week and same thing, > wont start. I figured battery is dying so I went to pull it and date on > battery is 12/20, so its brand new. I have it on the charger now so I am > guessing something is draining it. Or perhaps it is weak even though its new. > > Also, last time she drove it she says she got a airmatic warning message. > WTF? Literally everything is new. I checked codes and it comes back as > compressor run time too long or something like that. Battery voltage was > still too low but I ran the test and compressor did not build enough > pressure. Result is to replace the compressor. I am going to rerun the test > after I got a full charge on the battery. It has an Arnott compressor which > I believe is liftetime warranty. I would imagine that is just for the owner > that put it in? > >> On 6/7/2021 7:33 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >> How is Hoovie’s GL doing? >> >> --FT >> Sent from iPhone >> >>>> On Jun 7, 2021, at 8:28 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yea that was kind of strange >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jun 7, 2021, at 2:23 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> You can if you drive it with no oil. >>>> >>>> Bizarre that he didn't try to make a claim on the oil change shop. That >>>> would have been my first reaction. >>>> >>>> Allan >>>> >>>> Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >>>> >>>>> You can't kill a diesel in less than 1 million miles. >>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021, 11:13 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> That is what i am thinking. There is a check engine light so I will see >>>>>> what it tells me. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 6/6/2021 10:09 PM, Frederick Moir via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>>> Plugged injector? They can be very loud. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 10:59 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So against my better judgement I bought this 2009 ML320 Bluetec today >>>>>>>> for $1k. Guy who owned it said he had the oil changed about 2 years >>>>>>>> ago >>>>>>>> (truck has been sitting since), then left for a 4 hour road trip. He >>>>>>>> says suddenly it starts acting strange and he pulls over and its got a >>>>>>>> loud knock. He says he checked the oil and the dipstick was dry, never >>>>>>>> got a low oil level warning. He says he put oil in it then had it >>>>>>>> towed >>>>>>>> home. I show up today, throw a battery in it and it fires right up but >>>>>>>> sounds like a rod is about the go shooting out the side of the block. >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> load it up and bring it home. When I get home, I made this video >>>>>>>> while >>>>>>>> on the trailer, then after unloading it. Just watch the video and you >>>>>>>> will see what I mean. What the hell is going on with this thing? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://youtu.be/XVt12FnCSJE >>>>>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
