stuck!!! storm comming!! How to directly jump the starter.
 

Stopped car. 1987 300td. Tried to start. Turned key. Nothing!
Starting to rain. Tstorms and hail. Any guesses?

Moved shift lever back and forth already.

Dead battery? I'd try to get a jump ASAP!

Could be your voltage regulator went out?

Little late, but, I carry one of those jump start packs with me...

Battery good. Lights bright everything works except starting.

You can jumper/bypass the neutral safety switch with a wire, there is a 3-wire connection just ahead of the brake booster IIRC.

Do you mean the plug? How do I jump it?

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Looks like I also need to clear the sunroof drains.

Have you tried to whack the starter with a tire iron or some other bar you can find?

Worked in my 123 wagon when I was having electrical problems - Would get lights and radio, but not enough juice to engage the starter. whacking it got it to spin enough to start and get me out of the parking lot I was stuck in.....

Yes.

Juice is there, nearly new battery. Nothing on the key turn. No solenoid click. Nothing.

If I were you I'd consider taking this advice - generally speaking starters don't just stop working like you are describing. There is usually some form of warning.

Yes, but a wire to which pins. Do I undo the connector, just loosen it? Jump the pin side or the socket side? I am lost here. Not an electric0al guru.

Sorry I'm a W123 owner so I can't give you an exact answer - my guess would be to jump the side of the plug that goes into the cabin.

For a better answer you could ask vstech he's a man who would probably know for sure - he's also more likely to be back on line more frequently as he's a moderator.

Vstech???

Babymog??

Big thanks to Roy àt Fastlane. He walked me through jumping the starter. I am on my way home. 120 miles! Need to replace the neutral safety switch.

THANKS ROY !!!!!

Happy
 

Happy to help. :D


FYI:

* With the ignition turned to the RUN position.
* He jumped terminal #65 and #71 in the attached picture to start the engine.


I also suggested a remote starter switch until the new NSS can be installed.
https://shop.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=remote+starter+switch

http://www.google.com/search?q=remote+starter+switch&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&rlz=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1260&bih=859


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