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W113 Pagoda SL Group => Electrical and Instruments => Topic started by: free2keun on March 24, 2018, 14:09:16

Title: electric wire for brake fluid reservoir float switch 230SL '63
Post by: free2keun on March 24, 2018, 14:09:16

Hello, can someone help me what is the color of the two electric wire for the float switch ?  I can't find the number and colors on the colored wiring diagram.  The man who sold me his Pagoda has put the electric wire for the reverse light on the float switch (as you can see on the picture).  The colors of the two electric wires for the reverse light are black-yellow-red and grey-yellow.  So what color have the wires for the floating switch ?  I can't find them (maybe he puts them elsewhere... )

Title: Re: electric wire for brake fluid reservoir float switch 230SL '63
Post by: WRe on March 24, 2018, 14:48:40

Hi,
in the wiring diagram of a 280SL it's no. 34 (missing for 230SL) with colours brown/white/green and  black/red/blue.
...WRe

Title: Re: electric wire for brake fluid reservoir float switch 230SL '63
Post by: Jonny B on March 24, 2018, 15:18:50

That is most interesting. I have never seen a 230 SL with a float switch like that. I just went and checked through the parts manuals for the 230 SL (A,B and C versions) and there is no listing for a float switch on the brake reservoir.

Guessing that the previous owner wanted a warning of some kind, so rigged power from the reverse switch??

Title: Re: electric wire for brake fluid reservoir float switch 230SL '63
Post by: free2keun on March 24, 2018, 16:45:57

Thank you WRe and Jonny B !

Title: Re: electric wire for brake fluid reservoir float switch 230SL '63
Post by: WRe on March 24, 2018, 18:17:45

Hi,
afaik the brake fluid reservoir with flow switch was introduced only for late Pagodas (250/280: see http://www.authenticclassics.com/Brake-Fluid-Reservoir-Fits-Late-250SL-280SL-p/auth-006190.htm) in July 1967 (major release change because of safety reasons). 230 models never had that flow switch (see http://www.authenticclassics.com/Brake-Fluid-Reservoir-Mercedes-230SL-250SL-p/auth-007831.htm)
...WRe

Title: Re: electric wire for brake fluid reservoir float switch 230SL '63
Post by: 114015 on April 13, 2018, 14:32:40

Keun,

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Hello, can someone help me what is the color of the two electric wire for the float switch ?  I can't find the number and colors on the colored wiring diagram.  The man who sold me his Pagoda has put the electric wire for the reverse light on the float switch (as you can see on the picture).  The colors of the two electric wires for the reverse light are black-yellow-red and grey-yellow.  So what color have the wires for the floating switch ?  I can't find them (maybe he puts them elsewhere... )

That's non-original garbage....; kick that out of your '63 car.
230ies and early 250ies (up to serial no  002979) never had a brake fluid reservoir with float. Only thereafter.

You need to get an original brake fluid reservoir.

Cheers,

Achim