Thread: 1978 300D issues, which should I do first?
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Old 03-24-2013, 12:47 PM
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Just past the are you human test again...
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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro View Post
When the glow-plugs were switched on, the OP tested the circuit by touching the plastic tip of a pen (pen cap) to the zig-zag wire, so of course the plastic pen-cap melted.

Happy Motoring, Mark
Oh right now I get what was going on.

Sorry for any confusion I've caused.
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1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
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