...would this explain my random on-off reserve light?

I have my sender apart. The wire thats broken is the thicker copper one, not the ones that the float ride on.

If I just cut this copper wire, will this make my reserve light go off permanently? Is there a way to solder it back on, or should I 'cut and run' so to speak...

I wont miss the reserve light too much as long as the sender works well...

thanks, dd

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

I've done this with a 240D's fuel gauge sender,it should work.

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

same here, I've sucessfully soldered it back on in the past.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

did you guys stretch the wire out to reach? or did you replace with another wire? mine seems like it wont quite make it to the pin attachment point - it broke right above the solder joint.

what happens if i cut the wire out altogether?

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

I soldered mine back using a tab of copper I cut from a sheet to bridge the gap. The wire was too short to reach without the tab. It works great now.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Cool! I'll do that then. I can always slice it later, or grab a new sender from the junkyard. Holy cow those are expensive new!

dd

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

Mine was broken at the tab, a friend helped hold it and I soldered it back, an assistant helps allot.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

Had exactly this problem a couple of days ago. With half a tank of diesel the reserve light was on, or flickering on and off.

Rather than stretch the existing copper wire - which had snapped near the top solder connection, I replaced it using a piece of 30 SWG magnet wire that I had lying around. But any regular copper wire of similar gauge will work.

Took about 15 minutes to fix.

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1991 190E 2.6 170k
1995 E320CA 57k
1999 Chevy Tahoe 98k
2000 R1150GS 45k
1983 300CD 178k - sold, but not forgotten

cool - thanks. Ill try to find some magnet wire tomorrow and fix it if the original wont stretch.

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

I have a used unit.... 123 D sedan

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

how can i get to my sending unit, i know its under the first aid kit but im having trouble removing the first plastic tray. am i not removing something?

there are just two screws near the front of the first aid box.

you need a 46mm socket to remove the sender. im sure you could hack it open with a SAE socket, but having the right size makes it easy.

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

I took mine apart and cleaned it. Still wont read all the way to empty line. The Low fuel warning light works at least now. Should it read all the way to the bottom line? I ran out of fuel with the guage still reading 1/4 tank yesterday. Paul

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http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/5...andbenzqj3.jpg1979 W123 300D Silver with Blue interior

what is magnet wire?

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

Magnet wire is an insulated electrical conductor, usually copper or aluminum insulated with a thin enamel coating - that when wound into a coil and energized creates a useful electrical field. 90% of all electrical energy requires modification through the use of magnet wire to be of use.

Magnet wire coils are used in electric motors, transformers, relays, solenoids, radio tuning coils, speakers, microphones, etc....

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Neil.


1991 190E 2.6 170k
1995 E320CA 57k
1999 Chevy Tahoe 98k
2000 R1150GS 45k
1983 300CD 178k - sold, but not forgotten