I want to be able to turn my engine using a hand held switch. I have done this in the past but I doen't remember the two terminals to connect it to in the block on the passanger side inner fender. Does anyone know which ones to connect to?

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1983 300SD
200000miles

there are three screws in that block. the middle and the one to the front.
I just used them to start mine today. jumped across with some needle
nose plires. thinking my nutral safety switch is my problem.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

On a SD, the front and rear terminals. There are four.

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if your making it directly to the rear of the starter, attach one lead to Positive. and one lead to the small screw on the starter, a small wire will go to it. this will engage the starter.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

Thats what I was looking for. That way is so much easier than turning the engine with a wrench.

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1983 300SD
200000miles

I did this on my '79 240D. When I first got it running I had some intermittant grounding problems that would periodically prevent the starter from turning and set up a doorbell switch inside the cab. I wired one lead off of the posative battery terminal and one to the starter. As long as the key is in the on position to unlock the steering wheel and prevent the vacuum shut off from working the car will start. Now that the electrical system is working(sort of anyway, I still have some grounding issues with the speakers and the heater fan) I am going to rerout the wires to the engine compartment and mount the switch to a convinient location for turning the engine to do valve adjustments, IP timming etc.

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Sedecrem

82 300SD 290k(needs engine swap)
79 240D 354k with new heart transplant w/220k
82 240D w/auto tranny soon to be manual 4 speed

Thanks, I soldered a narrow alligator clip on one lead to facilitate the small screw head. I have another one for the CD. I know, I know, it's overkill, but if it's worth doing, it's worth doing to excess! Mark Twain, I think. I use this to bump over engine when replacing V belts also. Haven't tried doing it on a transmission fluid change...yet.

sedecrem, on my 240 I had to attach clips on starter, not an easy thing. So it sounds like you're on to something.

A 123 300, has a block with three screws, front most and rear most on that too.

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