I found the glow-plug relay; it's far forward on the left side, and the cover pops off, so you can access the 80 Amp fuse and access the multi-pin connectors.
I was lazy, and tried starting it by just waiting to see if it would start--and it did; I just waited ~30 seconds, and it then started without any throttle.
Two people tried starting it and, not noticing the glow-plug light didn't light, proceeded to crank it as though it had cycled--that makes three dim bulbs!
Any idea how hard it is to get at the glow-plug light bulb?
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
>
>
> First thing is to get your test light and see if the glow plugs are getting any current .
>
> Then look at the rectangular black plastic box on the left inner fenderwell , the wires come out the front of it, be gentle removing the top , once you figure it out , it pops/slips right off .
>
> When I lost a glow plug relay , the light occasionally flickered but NO current made it to the glow plugs .
>
> I'd just go grab a used one , new they're $pendy little buggers .
>
> I see they can be taken apart and the contacts cleaned and polished , I got lazy and replaced mine with a used one and tossed the old dead on in the trash bin .
>
> There's a contact adjuster screw under the cover , loosen the 10 MM lock nut and use a thin flat blade screwdriver to adjust , sorry I haven't yet taught myself the correct adjusting method so be wary you don't get it stuck on and burn out your glow plugs and run the battery dead...
>
> I'm guessing you can remove the adjuster screw and maybe polish it's inner end , Tom might remind me to take one apart in P-A-P next week.
>
> -Nate
> Who Knows Who Wrote :
>
> I work on an 85 300D which suddenly quit starting, though cranking.
>
> Simultaneously, it doesn't turn on the glow plug light.
>
> Are these related?
>
> Where exactly is the glow plug relay?
>
> Apparently the 80A fuse is there, so that might be the problem...
>
> Thanks for any help...
>
No comments:
Post a Comment