Re: [MBZ] unknown wire

2006-04-29 Thread Dennis Perkins
Thanks Marshall, this is the kind of thing that sometimes can scare a guy. Funny though that I've had this car for 8 years and never noticed it. Dennis Dennis Perkins wrote: I was cleaning under the hood of my 84 300SD today and found a three lead wire that ends in an oval female

Re: [MBZ] Unknown wire

2006-04-28 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
It goes to the diagnosic plug on the drivers side fenderwell. On the older cars that would be for the tach amp. Dennis Perkins wrote: I was cleaning under the hood of my 84 300SD today and found a three lead wire that ends in an oval female connection behind the drivers side headlight next

Re: [MBZ] Unknown wire

2006-04-28 Thread John Berryman
On Apr 27, 2006, at 1:32 PM, Dennis Perkins wrote: Does anyone have any idea as to wether this is some kind of diagnostic connection or should it hook up to something. IIRC the tach pick-up moved to the flywheel end of the engine starting in 84. Is it possible that the engine was

[MBZ] Unknown wire

2006-04-27 Thread Dennis Perkins
I was cleaning under the hood of my 84 300SD today and found a three lead wire that ends in an oval female connection behind the drivers side headlight next to the preglow timing relay. It starts at a contact (looks like a magnetic pickup) next to the timing mark. I can see no connection