Well, now that the holiday guests are gone, I finally got to look at
this - number 1 glow plug had 97k ohms resistance. I had previously
ordered new ones from Rusty, so replaced it, and now the car is acting
normally again. Starts immediately, and runs smooth as silk at idle,
right away.
On Dec
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From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 9:58 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glow light - '90 300D 2.5
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:25:38 -0600 Richard Smith
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On 12/20/07, LarryT [EMAIL
So WSM is the W series Service Manual?
On Dec 23, 2007 12:40 PM, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Certainly Craig,
The WSM section 15-4000 says to test the wires by pulling the connector from
the relay and measure each wires resistance to ground (to the engine
block)-
and if resistance is
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From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glow light - '90 300D 2.5
So WSM is the W series Service Manual?
On Dec 23, 2007 12:40 PM, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Certainly
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:22:56 -0500 LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
WorkShopManual
WSM/ Would you like a copy of sec 15-4000?
No, thanks. We just wondered what the three-letter acronym meant.
I knew it couldn't mean Wiget Sliding Mechanism
Wonderfully Smart Machine
] Glow light - '90 300D 2.5
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:22:56 -0500 LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
WorkShopManual
WSM/ Would you like a copy of sec 15-4000?
No, thanks. We just wondered what the three-letter acronym meant.
I knew it couldn't mean Wiget Sliding Mechanism
On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:25:38 -0600 Richard Smith
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On 12/20/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, I also confirmed the wiring between amp and GPs was good
using the WSM method.
Sorry to ask a dumb question, but what is the WSM method?
Yes, indeed, what is the
OK - I'm calling it a relay, and you're calling it an amp - that's
what was confusing me.
On Dec 20, 2007 7:30 AM, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yep, the GP amp that's mounted on the left front inner fender near the ABS
equipment. New one lasted about 2 weeks. The replacement has been going
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From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Glow light - '90 300D 2.5
Glow plug amp? Is this the relay, or something else? It has worked
fine for six or so months since I last worked
OK Don wrote:
The glow light has started acting strange in the '90 300D 2.5.
It's quite possible that you have one open circuit glow plug.
The glow relay would then be correct in displaying the bad plug
signals, and the car would run crappy until the bad plug is
heated by combustion.
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From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:24 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Glow light - '90 300D 2.5
The glow light has started acting strange in the '90 300D 2.5. It
doesn't light when you turn the key
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From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:24 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Glow light - '90 300D 2.5
The glow light has started acting strange in the '90
Nope - the ABS light works normally - that is, it's off once the car starts.
On Dec 19, 2007 8:27 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does your ABS light also come on at the same time? If so, your overvoltage
relay is going out, or has a loose connection. When it starts
Glow plug amp? Is this the relay, or something else? It has worked
fine for six or so months since I last worked on it -- but that
doesn't mean that one of the recently new glow plugs isn't burnt out,
or that the relay or amp (?) didn't go South ---
On Dec 19, 2007 9:02 AM, LarryT [EMAIL
well, thats not it then
OK Don wrote:
Nope - the ABS light works normally - that is, it's off once the car starts.
On Dec 19, 2007 8:27 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does your ABS light also come on at the same time? If so, your overvoltage
relay is going out, or has
The glow light has started acting strange in the '90 300D 2.5. It
doesn't light when you turn the key to the glowing position (I did
verify that the plugs get electricity in this position), the car
starts right up, idles faster and rougher than usual, then about 30
seconds later, while driving
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