Help Me I'm Only 16!!(starter Motor Fuse I Think) - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

jondalton · #1 12-28-2005, 06:38 AM

OK i'm not gunna lie this was all my bad.. i just got a cd player in my '87 300D Turbo but in the process i managed to pull 2 wires from the ciggaret lighter out and hadnt noticed.. well my mistake of not noticing them and putting it back without fixing that mis-hap wasnt cool because the 2 wires touched and they started to spark.. "ooo *****" so yea then the cd player went off and the starter motor wont engage so i'm thinking the FUSE POPPED... but what fuse and there are a few popped as it is..i put a new one in a sport and switched some around to try to get it to start so i could just get home but no luck..WTF!!

so i walked 2miles home at 5am to a very pissed off dad.. yea.. not cool.. SAVE ME!!(dont use the terms u'd use talking to a tech guy..i'm not with the lingo explain plz)

meltedpanda · #2 12-28-2005, 10:17 AM

first off, always disconnect the ground on your battery when you work on electricals on these cars!
DO you have the owners manual
It should outline your fuses and the purpose of each. YOu can also look in the fuse box and see if any are toast.
Sometimes the underside of the cover has the fuses listed as well.
The fuse box is in the engine compartment.

Also this car will not start in any position but park. Did you "Abuse the shifter" while putting in your CD player? YOu could have bunged up the neutral safety switch, doubtful but possible
The other possibility could be a bad battery, that your short may have pushed over the edge, any other electrical items work>?

TheDon · #3 12-28-2005, 10:20 AM

if the fuse box is in the same place as my 85 300D a word of advice... take your time removing the cover or you will break something .. plus im 16.. ive got an appoitment with a valve adjusment thursday

jondalton · #4 12-28-2005, 10:31 AM

ok now i've got it to start and all but its just one damned fuse keeps popping as my other thread said RAWR!!!

meltedpanda · #5 12-28-2005, 10:34 AM

which fuse, probably have shorted it out, wire touching metal, connectors touching each other??

jondalton · #6 12-28-2005, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDon

if the fuse box is in the same place as my 85 300D a word of advice... take your time removing the cover or you will break something .. plus im 16.. ive got an appoitment with a valve adjusment thursday

Is it the fuel valves ur adjusting? I need to replace mine witch is a ***** but wtf i love this beauty..hhaaaah 272k miles and i picked her up fer $2,000.. besides a few rusty spots that i'll do away with when i give it a new paint job this summer shes perfect..o yea...the electrics are ****ed 4 now

jondalton · #7 12-28-2005, 10:37 AM

It is for the slot #3 (parking/tail light on right side, headlamp cleaning unit, Illumination of: License plate, instrument, control elements)

TheDon · #8 12-28-2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jondalton

Is it the fuel valves ur adjusting? I need to replace mine witch is a ***** but wtf i love this beauty..hhaaaah 272k miles and i picked her up fer $2,000.. besides a few rusty spots that i'll do away with when i give it a new paint job this summer shes perfect..o yea...the electrics are ****ed 4 now

no the valves on the head .. i need to get a new head unit and speakers.. and maybe a sub .. only thing wrong with my car.. majorily.. is the paint.. its showing age from the florida sun

jondalton · #9 12-28-2005, 01:40 PM

lame i'm in minnesota so the road salt to melt the ice roads makes all of our cars rust from the bottom up

TheDon · #10 12-28-2005, 01:42 PM

i do have one spot of rust in the left rear wheel well where water will always hit from driving in the rain

jondalton · #11 12-28-2005, 02:58 PM

lol i think i do... lame.... hey tell me this y now that i have fixed my fuse from popping my radio wont stay on fer longer than a few sec? not enough power? what do i do?

meltedpanda · #12 12-28-2005, 03:09 PM

if you are SURE that you do not have a short and the radio is drawing too much power, try a bigger fuse. You run the risk of damage to other systems on that fuseable link. You might also try to get the radio power from another fuse circuit with a larger fuse

MattBelliveau · #13 12-28-2005, 03:17 PM

The key to fixing things is troubleshooting. Sooo...try disconnecting your stereo, tape off the loose wires, and see if your problem persists. Then get back to us.