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Commercial Advertising / Re: Mercedes W109-4.5 Wiring Harness Challenge

« Last post by RAY on Today at 17:28:30 »

Amazing work.

Congratulations on a demanding job.

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Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items / 230SL Soft top lid molding piece

« Last post by rwstewart1 on Today at 17:17:23 »

1967 230SL soft top lid interior molding filling piece.
Little clip where the two molding pieces butt together in the middle.
MBZ part #1137500082
I can’t seem to find this anywhere.
Help!

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Wanted To Buy / Re: source for M5 thread chasers

« Last post by merrill on Today at 16:50:20 »

MikeSimon
hi,
im am guessing this is an M5x0.7

M5X28-A2-70   

maybe its not, 

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Wanted To Buy / Re: source for M5 thread chasers

« Last post by Jordan on Today at 16:13:31 »

I have a set I purchased from my local hardware store.  It has M4x0.7, M4x0.75, M5x0.8 and M5x0.9 amongst others.  Have not seen an M4x0.8

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Wanted To Buy / Re: source for M5 thread chasers

« Last post by MikeSimon on Today at 15:41:22 »

Going out on a limb here - I have never seen a M5x0.7. standard is M4x0.7 and M5x0.8

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Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items / Re: Engine compartment decal

« Last post by lreppond on Today at 15:28:49 »

It’s definitely a decal used on US delivered cars.  I believe it was usually attached to the engine block head.  I say “usually” since decal placement never seemed to have been standardized. 

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Wanted To Buy / source for M5 thread chasers

« Last post by merrill on Today at 12:21:40 »

hello,
looking for where i can find M5 thread chasers.
M5 x 0.8
M5 x 0.7

i did a google search but really did not have any luck.


i may need to search Ebay in the EU.

thanks in advance Matt

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Electrical and Instruments / Re: Fuel Gage Not Working

« Last post by BobH on Today at 09:18:28 »

Ok so I put all the wires like I posted.  Put everything back together.  Not the Fuel Sender Yet but when to attach the battery the ground on the battery and it sparked.  This is the first time it has done that...  Does that mean I have have some wires shorting each other out.  Maybe getting pinched in the connector?

Unplugged the connector and tried to connect the battery.  Spark and a little smoke as soon as it touched.  Oh boy.   

I matched all the colors to this diagram and then the plug like Leos on the Sender

So, after consulting with Leo, and drawing the connectors out, using the numbers shown in the tech manual, there are two mistakes

The pins shown as 5 and 6 need to be swapped:

Pin 5 - blue black - gauge
Pin 6 - black blue - +ve supply from fuse

Please note again, these are not the numbers of the actual connectors

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Electrical and Instruments / Re: Fuel Gage Not Working

« Last post by BobH on Today at 09:01:45 »

So, i removed my earlier post about the technical manual, it was confusing

The images in the tech manual state that the numbers shown do not match the actual numbers on the male of female connectors, that was confusing me, but then i'm easily confused

The picture on here is clearly correct, the male connector from the cluster.  The connections on the female side obviously need to match this

https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=22075.0

Perhaps post a picture of both sides of your connector before going any further

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Research & Development / Extra soft top cover release cables

« Last post by cfm65@me.com on Today at 08:08:30 »

Hi Guys,
Any suggestions on fitting emergency release cables to the soft top cover?
Tks
Chris