Marshall, excellent; thanks for clearing that up!
cheers! e > ernest breakfield wrote: >> Marshall, >> >> this document specifies '81-'84; was there something different about >> '85s, or >> does this document pre-date '85s? >> >> >> cheers! >> e >> >> >> Marshall Booth wrote: >> >>> ned kleinhenz wrote: >>>> Situation: >>>> Son's '85 300D glow plug light does not come on. >>>> Outside temp is below 40F and car will not start. >>>> >>>> The 80A fuse in the GP control box is OK. >>>> I suspect it needs new glow plugs. But please help confirm my >>>> diagnosis is >>>> probably correct. >>>> >>>> Two questions: >>>> >>>> If my memory serves me correctly - >>>> If the GP light does not come on, the following are the potential >>>> causes by >>>> priority: >>>> 1. Blown fuse. >>>> 2. At least one bad glow plug >>>> 3. GP control system is faulty >>>> 4. GP light is burned out. >>>> >>>> Is this correct? >>>> >>>> I expect this car probably has the newer parallel glow plug >>>> configuration, >>>> so I'm not sure how the controller behaves. >>>> Other question - if the glow plug light does not come on, does that >>>> mean the >>>> glow plug circuit is not activating? >>>> In other words, will one or more bad glow plugs prevent the entire >>>> glow plug >>>> cycle from happening? >>> This attachment is appropriate for ALL of the 617.95 engines. >>> >>> Marshall >>> -- >>> Marshall Booth Ph.D. >>> Ass't Prof. (ret.) >>> Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Name: glow8184s.pdf >>> glow8184s.pdf Type: Acrobat (application/pdf) >>> Encoding: base64 >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > The pages I sent were published in '84. They're actually good for all of > the diesels thru 1987 EXCEPT the mid model year '87 190D 2.5 turbos > (that had a different controller without any fuse). > > Marshall > -- > Marshall Booth Ph.D. > Ass't Prof. (ret.) > Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
