[MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-24 Thread Wilton Strickland
Re. the melted/burned blower fuse, etc., last week: 'Just replaced the SDL blower fusible link, holder, terminal screws and the "cooked" terminal on one of the wires. 'Cut the wire back, cleaned wire with Dremel wire brush and installed new terminal eye trying to maximise contact/conduction (to

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
Speed regulator? You mean the "porcupine?" That was new 5 years ago, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Peter Frederick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blow

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-17 Thread Peter Frederick
is that I put a new MB blower motor on it less than 5 years and 20 > kmi ago. > > Wilton > > - Original Message - > From: "Peter Frederick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:19 AM >

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-17 Thread Wilton Strickland
Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:19 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse > You probably need to replace the blower motor too -- when they start > to pull too much juice it's usually because they not longer turn > freely on the bearings. > > I've got two to replace soon, as

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-16 Thread Peter Frederick
You probably need to replace the blower motor too -- when they start to pull too much juice it's usually because they not longer turn freely on the bearings. I've got two to replace soon, as the used units weren't much better than the ones that locked up. Peter On Jul 16, 2008, at 7:08 PM,

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-16 Thread Fmiser
It seems than at Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:51:48 -0600, Craig wrote: > On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:08:59 -0400 "Wilton Strickland" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 'Opened the envelope, and guess what??!! The "new", > > never-used fusible link has melted!! 'Really confusing at > > first to open the enve

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
'Zackly my question, Craig! Wilton - Original Message - From: "Craig McCluskey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 10:51 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse > On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:08:59

Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-16 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:08:59 -0400 "Wilton Strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'Opened the envelope, and guess what??!! The "new", never-used fusible > link has melted!! 'Really confusing at first to open the envelope > expecting to see the 30 amp fusible link I put in it 2 or 3 years ago >

[MBZ] 91 350SDL blower fuse

2008-07-16 Thread Wilton Strickland
Wife told me coupla hours ago that blower fuse in SDL blew today, i. e., blower suddenly quit. Few minutes ago I went out to check it, install new fusible link, etc. First glance found one end of the holder melted, fuse mounting screw and end of wire on one side "cooked." Finally got melted/cook