Jawohl!! Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 23, 2023, at 6:13 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Stopped by my buddy Todd’s shop on the way home and he scanned the 07E350 > crank no start. No cam faults and nothing else really but it looks like the > ECU software got corrupted or something to where it’s not sending fire out. > Unclear why that happened but there it is. He loaned me his DAS tablet and in > the morning we’ll connect it to the car and the Wi-Fi’s to try to reflash the > code in it and see if that gets some sparkies to the sparkalators. I’m hoping > that’s the issue and an easy fix. > > Gonna put an instrument cluster in the CL600 I got out of the parts CL and > he’ll dial in there too to get the miles in it happy with the ECU and other > nannies so I can drive it and know what’s going on with it. > > I left the “new” 722.9 conductor plate with him and he’s going to flash it > with the car’s identity so that will work in the ML63. Left him some CP and > ISM connectors too do he can build some cables to make the programming easier. > > Projects progressing! > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Oct 22, 2023, at 9:23 PM, Buggered Benzmail <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Today I did a swap. I had a 99E20 I bought maybe 6yr ago for $600 with bad >> conductor plate. I put maybe $200-$300 into it. It’s a very nice car, >> 245kmi, I drove it for 2-3yr until I got the 05E320 4m wagon. >> >> I saw this 07E350 a few months ago on FBMP and talked to the seller, it >> sounded like the balance shaft failed, although the woman said it just died >> one day which isn’t usually a balance shaft failure mode. They were asking >> too much for it so I let it slide. Woman contacted me maybe 2 months ago to >> see if I might still be interested. I went to look at it and it’s a really >> nice car, black/black, staggered AMG wheels, AMG lower body kit, only issue >> is driver seat bottom is torn. It was in Bristol TN about 2.5hr from my >> daughter’s. Cranked ok but wouldn’t light off. I put the fancy computer on >> it and it was not clear what the issue was exactly, there were cam codes >> that might suggest a bad balance shaft but it wasn’t clear. Timing chain >> didn’t look bad so I didn’t know for sure what the issue was. >> >> So anyway the woman selling it needed a car for her daughter so I proposed >> the 99E320 for the dead E350 plus they give me $500. They agreed as they had >> no one with any knowledge there to deal with the E350 and it had basically >> just been sitting. I went to do the swap today and it would crank but not >> fire, same as before. I had ordered a crank position sensor I was going to >> put on there but it’s really difficult to get at so I didn’t do that today. >> >> Drove by the Bristol Speedway which doesn’t look a lot bigger than a >> football stadium but maybe it is. And it was a gorgeous day in the >> Appalachians with trees showing fall color. In another month… >> >> I got it loaded and ready to come home. Staying at my daughters tonight then >> will head home tomorrow. >> >> Yesterday I went to look at a 95E420 with staggered AMG wheels I’ve been >> looking for. Struck a deal on that. Car looks really nice but the engine >> appears to be trashed and there’s a few things missing but mostly complete >> and in good shape. No tittle. Has a very good facelift bumper. I’ll collect >> that next weekend. >> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/345688404493236/?mibextid=6ojiHh >> >> So anyway that’s my Benzing madness for the weekend. Aside from gas i think >> I’ll come out ahead on the deals. I’m still waiting on Crispy to let me know >> when and where to go look at her really nice black/black GL450 with a soaked >> SAM. >> >> Stopping by Todd’s tomorrow to get a “new” 722.9 conductor plate from LKQ >> programmed for the ML63 which should get it sorted finally, mostly. Can’t >> wait to drive that. >> >> <image0.jpeg> >> <image1.jpeg> >> >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn > _______________________________________ > 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 >
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