my gauges died!, and i have not turn signals and no break lights. I checked the fuses and I don't see any blown fuses. my Number 15 fuse blew out over 3 years ago, and i finaly tracked down that short around 6 months ago, but then it blew out agian last month. anyone have any ideas?

its a 1984 300SD

thanks

Nik

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My mechanic tells me " dont look at the fuse just replace them" , u can never tell with the dam things!!!!!!! i have an 82" sd and i have had various problems with that as well, there also a couple elctronis controllers behind the dash that could be a problem. HOpe this helps, a little

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82' 300SD

Take and twist each fuse in its place. They can build up oxide that will break the connection.

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What Motorhead said! ^ They do oxidize at the point of contacts and eliminate a good circuit. I take mine out about once a year and clean up the contacts on the fuse holder prongs as well as the ends of the fuses with emory cloth then I reinstall them and shoot the entire fuse box with silicon spray lubricant. The silicon lubricant dries, does not conduct electricity, and displaces water/moisture ... kind of like WD40 does. Works great and eliminates this problem. Keeps it all nice and clean too!

Replace fuse #12.

Clean the brass contacts prior to installing the new fuse.

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I checked the fuses agian, and wiggled them and it worked for around 3 blocks, then it stoped working agian, so i changed the fuse, when i pulled the fuse out the metal was stuck to the contacts, and riped apart... so i cleaned the the contact best i could of the side of the road, and put in a new fuse. all is well now!

thanks
Nik

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