subject:"\[MBZ\] Luther's starter"

Re: [MBZ] Luther's starter

2012-01-21 Thread Luther's Benz

Weather forecast for tomorrow is upper 30s, so I'll have Sarah help start while I figure out where 12+ is getting to in the system. Thanks all for the suggestions. Luther On Jan 21, 2012 2:37 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: Bad brushes can do this as well -- no power transm

Re: [MBZ] Luther's starter

2012-01-21 Thread Peter Frederick

Bad brushes can do this as well -- no power transmitted to the amature will result in no spin. Time for a Bosch rebuild, most likely. Peter On Jan 21, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Dieselhead wrote: I am thinking solenoid contacts too. Weird though. I have not seen these symptoms very often, but one

[MBZ] Luther's starter

2012-01-21 Thread Dieselhead

I am thinking solenoid contacts too. Weird though. I have not seen these symptoms very often, but one time on the 240D, a used starter cured it. The original problem statement sounds to me like the starter is not spinning fast enough to get a start. Further, the problem [in warm weather, i