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Old 08-09-2002, 07:46 AM
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Unhappy 85 CD electrical anomoly

It's haunted! My 85 300CD horn did not work (who needs one anyway?)...fuses OK - no other electrical probs-then for no apparent reason the horn becomes operative and simultaneously the passenger front window ceases to function (won't roll up) and the driver side rear (tiny) window won't roll down. Fuses are all intact (visually). Nothing seems to be disconnected under the hood...Arrrgh! Where do I begin?

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Old 08-09-2002, 07:19 PM
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HI Mike

Check them fuses again, real close this time! The fact you have the two windows that are inopertive tell me it is a fuse without a doubt. Mercedes wires the window cross ways. LF & RR on one fuse and RF & LR on another. As for the horn. Can't say I have a Silver Bullet for that one, sorry.

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Old 08-10-2002, 10:14 PM
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Fasthair,

Many thanks! I located the proper fuse, and I promise that it looked just fine - HOWEVER - I changed it anyway and behold - both windows worketh again! I'm as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine! Still can't figure out the horn, but since it is now working, guess I won't worry about it...thanks again.

Mike
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Old 08-11-2002, 02:53 AM
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Originally posted by mike riemann
Fasthair,

I'm as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine!
Mike
glad you found your problem, but how exactly is a dead pig happy??
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Old 08-11-2002, 04:11 AM
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Its warm again!
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Old 08-11-2002, 10:44 AM
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Your horn may be intermittent due to worn slip rings between the steering wheel and column. Not a terribly difficult operation to replace, parts are about $74.00 and requires complete disassembly of the steering wheel. Unless you need the horn to pass a State inspection you can wait until the horn completely ceases to function before repairing.
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Old 08-11-2002, 11:22 AM
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Mike try new fuses,just replace them all.They seem to break down after some time,even though they look OK they can give you intermittent troubles.The 8 amp fuses seem to be the worst,they get real thin in the middle almost as if they were stretched.Good luck
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Old 08-11-2002, 08:01 PM
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Kyle,

Many thanks for the note...I may get ambitious and have a close look at the ring you referenced...it seems taht parts for these diesels are not all that hard to find...I had no idea what I was missing until I got my first one...what a cool machine!

Mike

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