Thanks for the advice on the wiring block - I'll attend to it soon. I'm enough of an "electrician" to make the suggested repairs, I have a good selection of replacement terminals and plenty of shrinkwrap tubing.
Anyone else know which wires I jump to make the starter kick in?
thx,
Barton
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Alan Boucher <alstheone@...> wrote:
>
> On 2/7/2011 2:07 PM, john public wrote:
> >
> > The terminal clip on the two red wires looks like it has corrosion,
> > FWIW. I'd replace that.
> >
> > --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Barton <barton.fiske@...
> > <mailto:barton.fiske%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Barton <barton.fiske@... <mailto:barton.fiske%40gmail.com>>
> > > Subject: [diesel_mercedes] New whatzitdo? Electric wiring block on
> > How to jump my '84 300SD?
> > > To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:diesel_mercedes%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 1:08 PM
> > > Hello again....well...the starter
> > > decided to freeze up last week, but one more time I managed
> > > to nudge it back to life. I still don't know what's wrong,
> > > so it's back to the shop for a more detailed diagnosis (no
> > > charge for the last cable tightening, so can't complain too
> > > loudly).
> > >
> > > Anyways - as I promised in a previous post, I would upload
> > > a pic of the wiring block found on the inner passenger side
> > > wheel well so that someone could (hopefully) explain what
> > > wires I jump to engage the starter. (Appears my key switch
> > > is working, but just in case, it would be good to know).
> > >
> > > So here it is:
> > >
> > >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/photos/album/1102994371/pic/540910130/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
> > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/photos/album/1102994371/pic/540910130/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc>
> > >
> > > Hope you can follow that URL - it's the most recent photo
> > > posted to my Yahoo group photo album called "Whatzitdo?"...
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance!!!
> > >
> > > -Barton
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> Barton
> That green that shows on the fourth wire back isn't the color code, it's
> corrosion. The 123 is similar, if not so many wires. That terminal was
> corroded through on my 123 which caused a no charge situation, which
> caused a no start situation from a dead battery . In your case that may
> be the no start cause. the terminals should probably be replaced. Cut
> the wire back to clean solid wire and attach new terminals. Shrink wrap
> is good. If the wire is too short for a proper repair, splice in new
> sections.
>
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