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Originally Posted by jaoneill
and related issues. Update: All parts gathered (new glow plugs, strip fuses, intake manifold gasket, relay - just in case). Pulled air box and intake manifold; checked resistance on gp's (all ok), installed new gp's (all came out uneventfully and clean), followed wire bundle back from engine and found the problem.
Wire bundle had been rerouted under power steering pump (not factory path) and had been rubbing on something. Braided wire loom was crispy, an 8" section was non-existent; wires were melted together, bare, some burned through. Repaired wiring, installed new section of wire loom, re-assembled air intake, installed updated relay. Elapsed time - 2 1/2 hrs. Started car several times - all appears to work as it should. It remains to be seen, but this may also solve the intermittent electrical issue that I have had with the parking lights for the past two years.
Thanks again for the help,
Jim
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Jim,
Because I feel like I understand them more, I often try to help out on electrical related problems and in your case I have never looked under the hood of your MODEL MBz. So just now as I read your account and final report on the cause of your car's problems [thanks... a good, complete, report], I decided to take a look at the basic "specs" for your car which confirm what I think is the case:
Chassis.........
Engine...........
Model.......
Years........
HP......
Weight
201.024.....102.985/I4 2.3L......190E.......
1984-86......121......2745
AND this makes me realize that you have a light-weight, probably smaller in size, turbocharged MBz that in all likelihood is crowded under the hood in comparison to our two 1980(s) 240D & 300D without turbos.
In my mind, this explains such a meltdown going unnoticed! So for the rest of you readers out there, keep this in mind before you rush to purchase ANY car that is crowded under the "bonnet"!
This is why I'm a pickemUPtruck kind of guy... stuck in an uban center with little need for my favorite kind of vehicle! You should see the mint condition VW unibody diesel P/U a local independent shop owner has... what I would give for that!
Regards,