Diesel RVs: 06/18/18

[diesel_mercedes] Der Gimmerblinken : Highbeams aren't working

The headlight current runs through the dipping switch, it gets old and funky, that's why it feels warm : too much resistance .

Cleaning electrical contact devices is fairly simple, the main thing is to always POLISH the contacts, never sand or otherwise abrade them .

If you're using higher than 55 watt headlamps you really should splice in a relay to carry the entire headlight current load, they'll work better (brighter) too .

I was near Rob's place to -day, South Anahiem at the Pick-A-Part on Beach Blvd., looking for 2013 Nissan Sentra steel wheels ~ I got lucky and found two .

Sadly no early model M-B's in there any more .

Still plenty of grease and oil in the ground though .

-Nate

Rob wrote :

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Highbeams aren't working

OK, after pulling the stalk and spraying it with electrical switch
cleaner it still was touchy with the high beam/ low beam flip, and
seemed to get hot to the touch. After I looked online for a new one,
seeing there were 3 brands: Uro, Vemo, Era, which I think might be all
the same thing re-boxed, I called Thom at the MB Classic Center and they
had one there on the shelf. It did cost more than the other, most likely
made in China ones, though that combo switch does many tasks and I
wanted the piece of mind that it would not burn up my dash sometime in
the future. Irvine is just down the road, so easy to stop by. For some
parts, the MB Classic Center has better deals than the online auto parts
places, and always MB.

https://www.mercedes-benz.com/en/mercedes-benz/classic/classic-service-parts/mercedes-benz-classic-world-wide/

Now to deal with other fixes.

Rob

'85 300d

On 6/15/18 2:19 PM, Aleph93 aleph93@ca.rr.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
> Hi,
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> I noticed my high beams aren't working, either with the stalk pushed in
> or pulled out to flash, and no power to the fuses. I'm assuming the turn
> signal stalk, yet is there anything else in the system? Headlight
> switch, to stalk, to fusebox to lights? Anybody fix this before?
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> I was going to see if cleaning the turn signal stalk would help. Turn
> signals and low beams seem fine.
> New Uro ones are $57
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> Thanks
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> Rob
> '85 300D w123
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