Re: [MBZ] Wretched SEL
you wrote: I thought I was being good, throwing away old crap for a change! That is the surest way to guaranty you will need some minor part that would have been good and didn't need to be thrown away. It's like washing your car and guaranteeing it will rain shortly... I have 3 old wiring harness for my 66 MGB - it never fails that I'll need a piece of wire - and this way I am guaranteed to have the right color and end connectors. But I know exactly what you mean about giving in and throwing something away... LarryT On 6/11/2015 10:12 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Having finally had enough, I caved and took the car in for a professional diagnosis. The fuel system tested OK, and there _are_ vacuum leaks that will have to be dealt with. The most amusing result was that one of my _new_ Beru spark plug wires was open-circuit. (Though I believe it was a short gap that would fire anyway, a bit. The plug was not any different-looking than the rest.) I speculated, and cut open the plug end. The 1K resistor was open-circuit. I bridged it with a piece of iron wire, and taped it back together. What a rickety POS now. Still, the car was running better yesterday after this operation, more time will tell. No way it'll hold up very long. So, where do I get _one_ screw-on (machine screw threads, not wood screw) Beru spark plug connector? Or, barring that, _one_ new Beru spark plug wire? Really don't want to part with the cash to get another entire set. I have some old Bosch connectors, but they're all wood-screw. (Hmm, I wonder if the Beru has a machine-screw end that I can see, but that _that_ bit has a wood screw that screws into the wire itself? Still, it's working now. I'd hate to take it apart again and make it worse, just trying to find out that detail.) -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wretched SEL
I still miss Rusty (Q) He woulda found that. Yep. Of course, I would have bought the 'bad' Beru set from him then, so he'd have had a dog in that hunt anyway. alt. answer: junkyard/upull Right about now I regret having thrown away that nasty old worn-out Beru set (?) that came out of the car. I thought I was being good, throwing away old crap for a change! All I have are Bosch ends, which have the wood screw thread, not the machine screw thread of the Beru. The car is generally running a lot better now, but it's doing a new thing: The CE light is flickering on and off, a lot some times, accompanied by a stumble and an audible clicking as the vacuum switch on the RF fender actuates. No codes. Not sure what's up with that. It's intermittent, and usually does not die. I don't really have to feather the throttle off idle now, to prevent it from stalling, so that's a plus. I'm not a big fan of gas cars. None of our diesels (MB, or Dodge) have ever done anything like this. The rest, gassers all, either have pulled crap like this, or are IMHO just ticking time-bombs of fun. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wretched SEL
Reach out to this guy on BenzWorld: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2292073-mb-ignition-wire-sets-hand-made.html#post11457009 He's a former dealer tech and a good guy. Not sure if he'll sell parts, but he might. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jun 11, 2015, at 10:12 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Having finally had enough, I caved and took the car in for a professional diagnosis. The fuel system tested OK, and there _are_ vacuum leaks that will have to be dealt with. The most amusing result was that one of my _new_ Beru spark plug wires was open-circuit. (Though I believe it was a short gap that would fire anyway, a bit. The plug was not any different-looking than the rest.) I speculated, and cut open the plug end. The 1K resistor was open-circuit. I bridged it with a piece of iron wire, and taped it back together. What a rickety POS now. Still, the car was running better yesterday after this operation, more time will tell. No way it'll hold up very long. So, where do I get _one_ screw-on (machine screw threads, not wood screw) Beru spark plug connector? Or, barring that, _one_ new Beru spark plug wire? Really don't want to part with the cash to get another entire set. I have some old Bosch connectors, but they're all wood-screw. (Hmm, I wonder if the Beru has a machine-screw end that I can see, but that _that_ bit has a wood screw that screws into the wire itself? Still, it's working now. I'd hate to take it apart again and make it worse, just trying to find out that detail.) -- Jim ___ 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
[MBZ] Wretched SEL
Having finally had enough, I caved and took the car in for a professional diagnosis. The fuel system tested OK, and there _are_ vacuum leaks that will have to be dealt with. The most amusing result was that one of my _new_ Beru spark plug wires was open-circuit. (Though I believe it was a short gap that would fire anyway, a bit. The plug was not any different-looking than the rest.) I speculated, and cut open the plug end. The 1K resistor was open-circuit. I bridged it with a piece of iron wire, and taped it back together. What a rickety POS now. Still, the car was running better yesterday after this operation, more time will tell. No way it'll hold up very long. So, where do I get _one_ screw-on (machine screw threads, not wood screw) Beru spark plug connector? Or, barring that, _one_ new Beru spark plug wire? Really don't want to part with the cash to get another entire set. I have some old Bosch connectors, but they're all wood-screw. (Hmm, I wonder if the Beru has a machine-screw end that I can see, but that _that_ bit has a wood screw that screws into the wire itself? Still, it's working now. I'd hate to take it apart again and make it worse, just trying to find out that detail.) -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wretched SEL
Wow, nice find, Jaime! Their part are surprisingly inexpensive. Dan On Jun 11, 2015, at 8:14 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: You can get the parts here: http://www.beruparts.com I mostly buy parts and make my own sets these days. It's easier to ensure quality. Jaime ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wretched SEL
You can get the parts here: http://www.beruparts.com I mostly buy parts and make my own sets these days. It's easier to ensure quality. Jaime On Thursday, June 11, 2015, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Having finally had enough, I caved and took the car in for a professional diagnosis. The fuel system tested OK, and there _are_ vacuum leaks that will have to be dealt with. The most amusing result was that one of my _new_ Beru spark plug wires was open-circuit. (Though I believe it was a short gap that would fire anyway, a bit. The plug was not any different-looking than the rest.) I speculated, and cut open the plug end. The 1K resistor was open-circuit. I bridged it with a piece of iron wire, and taped it back together. What a rickety POS now. Still, the car was running better yesterday after this operation, more time will tell. No way it'll hold up very long. So, where do I get _one_ screw-on (machine screw threads, not wood screw) Beru spark plug connector? Or, barring that, _one_ new Beru spark plug wire? Really don't want to part with the cash to get another entire set. I have some old Bosch connectors, but they're all wood-screw. (Hmm, I wonder if the Beru has a machine-screw end that I can see, but that _that_ bit has a wood screw that screws into the wire itself? Still, it's working now. I'd hate to take it apart again and make it worse, just trying to find out that detail.) -- Jim ___ 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 -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
Re: [MBZ] Wretched SEL
Having finally had enough, I caved and took the car in for a professional diagnosis. The fuel system tested OK, and there _are_ vacuum leaks that will have to be dealt with. The most amusing result was that one of my _new_ Beru spark plug wires was open-circuit. (Though I believe it was a short gap that would fire anyway, a bit. The plug was not any different-looking than the rest.) I speculated, and cut open the plug end. The 1K resistor was open-circuit. I bridged it with a piece of iron wire, and taped it back together. What a rickety POS now. Still, the car was running better yesterday after this operation, more time will tell. No way it'll hold up very long. So, where do I get _one_ screw-on (machine screw threads, not wood screw) Beru spark plug connector? Or, barring that, _one_ new Beru spark plug wire? Really don't want to part with the cash to get another entire set. I have some old Bosch connectors, but they're all wood-screw. (Hmm, I wonder if the Beru has a machine-screw end that I can see, but that _that_ bit has a wood screw that screws into the wire itself? Still, it's working now. I'd hate to take it apart again and make it worse, just trying to find out that detail.) -- Jim I still miss Rusty (Q) He woulda found that. alt. answer: junkyard/upull ___ 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
