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

[Bob Rentfro]

You are correct again, Herr Doktor and Tom and Mr. Jim and Hendrik and Kevin 
and Johnny B. I put the new battery in and the instant I landed the positive 
cable I heard the servo go to its happy place. It started instantly and 
easily. I'm sure the buzzing beneath the dash I heard last night was 
probably the glow plug relay trying to do its thing.

Thanks men. As the kids say, "You ROCK!"

Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 152K
Litchfield Park, AZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marshall Booth" <mbooth+ at pitt.edu>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <Mercedes at striplin.net>
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] No Glow, No Start, Car Far from Home


> Marshall Booth wrote:
>
>> 98% it's a bad battery.
>
> I agree that the "bad" battery MAY result from many other things (servo,
> some other electrical device stuck on, or even a corroded terminal). If
> the battery IS more than 5 years old, replace it anyway (or soon) even
> if the trouble is something else.
>
> Marshall
> -- 
>   Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
>       "der Dieseling Doktor" mbooth at pitt.edu
> '87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
> 190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
>
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