[diesel_mercedes] I need some advice...

 


Hello,

Although I have read the posts on this group for years, this is only my second post.

Last year, I posted that my 1983 300CD lost power going up steep hills.  This group advised me to replace the filters, which I did.  Problem solved.

I am a worker for the United Methodist Church.  I work in Prague in the Czech Republic.

I return to the USA each December and stay for about 6 weeks.  I remove the car from heated storage and drive it for about 3,000 miles, then place it back in storage.

I just got an email from the storage facility that the front of the car is sagging.  Their mechanics believe the driver's front coil spring has broken.

Is this an expensive repair?  Should I replace both front springs?

Could this have been a safety issue, if the spring failed while driving?

Am I nuts expecting reliable transportation from a 30 plus year old car under these conditions?

I will certainly  appreciate any thoughts.

Ray

       


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[diesel_mercedes] Charging problems

 

We've developed an interesting problem on our 560SEL another 126 with a similar layout.  While driving with the headlights or AC on at approx 50mph the red warning light on the dash sttatring glowin.  The strange thing is the brightness increased as the engine speed increased.  I tried one of the plug in testers and it showed normal batter condition and the alternator operating properly.  I checked the battery connections and verified the water level in the battery.  I haven' checked the terminal block on the fender or the engine grounds yet.  Is there anything else we should check?

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Al Boucher

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