[diesel_mercedes] RE: Glow Plug Relay

 

Nick ;

First thing is to get a volt meter and check the charging system as worn alternator brushes cause low charging & system voltage for a long time before it finally refuses to start .

Next , I'd hie my self off to the junkyard & look for a suspiciously clean glow plug relay , they're often replaced before giving up and junking the car ,horribly $pendy new , cheap as dirt used .

Then you can take the old one apart and hand polish the contacts & clean out the dirt & bugs , it'll prolly work fine again .

-Nate

Nick Asked :

1. Where can I find a latch for the glove box for 1984 300D? Tired of the globe box falling down. I do not need the part on the door itself, but the plastic piece that the latch catches on. . Can not find it online yet.
2. Recently my glow plug light comes on intermittently. Get in the car, turn key and no glow plugs. Crank the car, it tries to start or maybe starts and then light will come on. Next time I get in the car, light will come on. Then it will not. Fortunately we live in CA and car will usually start without it. But if I use the correct starting procedure (two glow plug cycles then start) when plugs are working, it fires up immediately. I believe it is not a light issue but the whole system. Where do you start on an intermittent issue.

thanks, Nick

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