The block heater cord on the 1985 300CD is secured to the aux. fan with a plastic tie clamp so high up that the plug barely sticks out from under the grill. I need to open the hood to be able to grasp the plug in order to plug/unplug the heater. I am thinking of cutting the clamp to allow the cord to dangle out a bit more...
On 2/5/07, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey Levi, How old are you? Even back when I was a kid in the '80s I remember seeing cars with the plug dangling out just above the bumper... New cords come with a cap, no snow and ice. The old one on my 240D didn't have the cap but that wasn't a problem until the other end of the cord went bad... -Curt Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 14:07:14 -0500 From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Block heaters To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I tried mine on the Kill-a-watt and it seems to only be around 375 watts. What I'm curious about is if everyone is just popping the hood a couple times a day to plug/unplug, or if anyone's figured out a better way? I think I could fit the plug out at either the front or rear of the hood without pinching, but it would get full of snow and ice on the first ride on less than dry pavement... Levi --------------------------------- TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. _______________________________________ 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
