Re: [diesel_mercedes] Roll start

So just because my 240D (with a manual transmission) started when it
was in neutral probably has nothing to do with the starter working or
not working...... Right?


How hard is it to change out a starter motor?


On Feb 3, 2008 12:22 AM, Bobby Yates Emory <liberty1@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Steve,
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> We may have a communication problem.
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> Do you have an automatic or stick shift?
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> The neutral safety switch is only installed on automatics.
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> If putting it in neutral works, congratulations on finding a solution.
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> Bobby
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> On 2/2/08, Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hey this list is full of geniuses. I tried to start the car this
> > morning (as I was heading for the airport had to take a taxi) with no
> > luck. I tried it again just now when I got home, with no luck. I read
> > the post about the neutral safety switch, so I went out and put it in
> > neutral and it started right up.
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> > The problem is that now it will start up in gear also. Do you think
> > it's just a dead spot in the starter or it really does have a neutral
> > safety switch problem?
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> > Come to think of it I am not sure it has a neutral safety switch. I
> > have forgotten to put in the clutch when starting and the car lunges
> > forward,
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> > Thank you all for your help
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> > Steve
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> > On Feb 2, 2008 11:09 AM, Nate Rector <tccservice111@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > Check cables and going to starter.I added a extra ground from battery to
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> > > block.Check if she will start in neutral.I've heard the neutral safety
> > > switch is a maint. item.
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> > > Steve Schaefer <sschaefer50@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > My 240D will not turn over, but the battery is good, so I am guessing
> > > it is the starter. Can I roll it down a hill and jump started it like
> > > a gas engine.
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> > > Thanks
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> > Steve Schaefer
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> > Those who give up liberty for the sake of security deserve neither
> > liberty nor security.
> > --- Ben Franklin
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> Toward freedom,
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> Bobby Yates Emory

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