I talked with my indie garage today about my electrical smell in my 1985 300TDT. The symptoms were an electrical smell and the alternator light came on. Light went out after restarting, and I have been driving it since with no real noticeable smell and the Alt light is not on.

My mechanic suggested it my be a slipping belt and I am confusing the smells. This also explains the alt light. Voltage checks fine, and brushes on voltage regulator are due to be replaced, but have more life in them.

I checked the belts, I can deflect the alt ones about an inch easily, and the long power steering belt even more. I am not up to tightening the belts so I will see if my indie can do that tomorrow.

Thoughts?

This would have been good to add to the original thread.....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

yeah, kill this thread and add the info to the original thread... Brian has been known to ban users for posting the solution on a different thread from the original one...

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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 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

lol, dont scare him like that.

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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.

Yea, but it is a new theory!

I don't know if it is the solution, and I am looking for input. The mechanic didn't look at it as he was closing when I dropped in. He just said it may be that.

Thanks and don't ban me