Aye, all us blokes like gauges! that is why I put ammeter, 100PSI oil pressure and oil temp in my old 200D, and it had a few factory gauges. They build cars for simpletons.
At 08:36 PM 10/29/2007, you wrote: >One way to determine if the glow plugs are working is to hook up a >voltmeter to the battery, it should drop 2-3 volts while the glow plugs >are heating up. >My Patrol had a build in voltmeter and, after I rewired the plugs to be >operated manually, I used that to tell when the plugs finished their cycle. >Seeing that I am a bloke, I like gauges in my car. Unfortunately most >new cars don't have gauges, except for fuel level and temp. > >Loren Faeth wrote: > > Before you spend $$$ for someone else to adjust the valves, buy a > > Glow fuse (60 Amp) from Rusty or from a Stealership and put it > > in. If that and waiting 30 sec after the light goes out to hit the > > starter does not work, then get a couple of 14mm wrenches and a > > feeler gauge that goes down to .006 and set the valves yourself. It > > is good to know how to do it. One 14 mm wrench needs to be > > thin. You can get cheapies and grind one thinner. You don't have to > > have the special set they show in the book. I have been setting MB > > DIesel valves since 1971, and I have never owned a set. > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ >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 Loren Faeth _______________________________________ 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
