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W113 Pagoda SL Group => Electrical and Instruments => Topic started by: ah53 on April 24, 2009, 23:58:27

Title: Starter won't work
Post by: ah53 on April 24, 2009, 23:58:27

I have the same problem as a previous poster.  The starter has been pulled and checked, the battery is good.  When I turn on the key the fuel pump works and the cold start valve clicks.
I have current to the main post on the starter and to one side of the solenoid.
How can I jump out the starter inhibitor switch?
In what order should I trace the circuit?
Is there any way to check the ignition switch itself?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Joe C.

Title: Re: Starter won't work
Post by: Jonny B on April 25, 2009, 00:06:00

If an automatic, is the ignition lock out switch properly adjusted? This is the brown small rectangular box on the firewall with the small lever arm.

Also check that the smaller wire going to the starter is on the proper connection. We just ran into this problem the past weekend working on getting a 280 SL back on the road. Everything was in place, but nothing from the starter. We pulled it out of the car, set it on the bench, and found that we had connected the smaller wire to the wrong post on the starter solenoid. There was an extra connection that we did not need. We changed it around and voila!

Title: Re: Starter won't work
Post by: ah53 on April 25, 2009, 21:40:22

Jonny B

   Thanks for the thought.  I don't know how but I also reversed the 2 leads.  Swapped them around and the car fired right off. 

Joe C.