[MBZ] No Glow, No Start, Car Far from Home

[l02turner@comcast.net]

Hi Bob,
Just to be safe, I'd take a strip fuse (mine's on the firewall - 78 240D) 
and the glow relay is under the dash next to the steering column on my W123 
car.  Check the GP's to see is all 4 are getting voltage.  If you havent 
already changed the wiring to fst glow plugs  - I know - times a problem - 
get the Fast Glow kit from Rusty.  you won;t believe the huge improvement.

Also - try starting in N as well as drive - the bushings in the linkage may 
be bad anf the neutral start switch is stopping power to the starter -
hth
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Rentfro" <rrentfro at cox.net>
To: "Mercedes mailing list" <Mercedes at striplin.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 1:23 AM
Subject: [MBZ] No Glow, No Start, Car Far from Home


>I came out to my car tonight after having worked my 6th 12 hour shift in a 
>row at the old nuke plant...wanting nothing more than to get home, clean up 
>and have a cocktail...and the old girl wouldn't start. I turned the key, 
>got about a 0.5 second glow light then a faint buzz from beneath the dash 
>somewhere (my seatbely alarm has never worked btw). Turn the key...nada. I 
>checked the silver relays under the black cover on the wheelwell by the 
>cruise control and they were seated well in their place, but the red wire 
>going to the most forward one had come out of its connector. Those relays 
>look identical. Is one the glow plug relay?
>
> Remember...my car is 45 miles from my home.
> So...
> If you were going to go and rescue it tomorrow, what would you take to be 
> successful?  I'm thinking a new battery (I'm due...it had shown a little 
> weakening lately) at least. What about those relays? I had no precursors 
> of trouble at all.
>
> Any ideas? I get one whole day off to get 'er going again before I get to 
> do a 5 days on, 1 day off, 4 nights on, one night off, 4 nights on 
> stretch.
>
> Thanks smart friends...
>
> Bob Rentfro
> '77 300D 152K
> Litchfield Park, AZ
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