You should have seem me when I jumped the starter on my old POS jeep with it in gear, I had to chase it down the street. At least it didn't hit anything, or run over me.

B.t.d.t.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Back in the 70's I was helping a friend in Brooklyn with his old Plymouth which had the push button transmission. It wouldn't start, I suspected a problem with the push buttons and neutral safety switch but I told him I could get it started by jumping the terminals. It was parked on the street about 3 feet behind another car. He was standing at the front of the car and I was at the side, jumping the starter. When it started, and before I could think clearly about the implications, he reached over the engine and opened wide the throttle. It turned out, there was a problem with the push buttons and not just the neutral safety switch; the transmission was stuck in drive. So, when he opened the throttle, the car flew forward, slamming my friend into the car parked in front and then pinning his legs between the two bumpers. Lucky for him, the bumpers had protrusions on them which touched before his legs were smashed to smithereens. As it was, he was so badly bruised he couldn't walk.
So always be careful when bypassing the neutral safety switch.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

That's very scary.

Yeah, the car surely would have smacked into my cousin new jetta in front of it. That owuld have been unfortunate.

Looking at the pictures to find the junction box... I have no such box on that side, or coolant reservoir.... I wonder where they went...

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1981 300D 205,000 mi.

I have neither the junction box, nor the coolant overflow tank thant is in too many mbz' picture... I wonder where they could have went.

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1981 300D 205,000 mi.

I can absolutely picture myself doing what you did!

Did charging the battery do the trick after you drained it down? When a battery decides to go they can go quick.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Yup, it's been just fine since.

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1981 300D 205,000 mi.

The '81 may not have the box or the coolant tank. It is on my '82 though.

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D