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Hope you can help.

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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2021, 11:57:14 »
Look for it in the cooling system of M127 for instance.
A 127 200 15 19, called pipe elbow. Holds also the Thermo Time Switch in early engines.
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2021, 11:59:04 »
Hi,
do you mean the heating connection with thermo time switch and temperature sensor?
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2021, 12:09:02 »
Looks like you have a broken Thermo Time Switch (TTS) connection.
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2021, 12:36:19 »
This piece with white plastic remains.
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2021, 12:41:04 »
Hi,
do you mean the heating connection with thermo time switch and temperature sensor?
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If you meant the broken piece, it is the Thermo Time Switch. It is on the same drawing on the parts list, no. 352, PN for M127 A 001 545 05 24,    
A 000 545 70 24, A 001 545 15 24, A 001 545 68 24, A 001 545 92 24 depending on engine numbers.
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2021, 14:36:00 »
Hi,
there are new TTS available from Bosch no. F026T03100 - 12V-35°C-3W-8sec -M14x1,5, digital for ca. 100€. Afaik the original (mechanical) came from VDO.
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2021, 18:10:05 »
All,

I'm amazed by the knowledge in your heads ...

Thanks and I hope I can contribute (a bit) in the future as well.

Best,

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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2021, 18:16:11 »
Can you connect the Bosch to the 2 wires we have today?
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2021, 18:33:26 »
Yes, different terminals though. Part numbers and connections in attachment. There are also Mercedes part numbers for these terminals, but I cannot find this post (mine!). I am too old for this...
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2021, 18:50:59 »
Call me cheap, but when I was investigating a cold start issue (right after I purchased the car, my first job on it), one of the TTS terminals broke when I tried to remove it, just like yours (the screw was stuck, and when I applied more force to get it to turn in its path, the terminal broke off).

At first I was a bit down (first thing I did was to damage the car…), and worried I might have a lot of difficulty finding a suitable replacement. I started to investigate the issue and found out about modern replacements from Bosch (what you see in the picture above).

Then as I was looking at the old part closely to make sense of the markings on it, I noticed that the terminal is in fact glued in place, and makes contact with the inside of the TTS through a very thin piece of (probably) brass, sort of S-shaped, and that it might be possible to restore the original TTS’s function (if not the esthetics) by re-gluing it in place. It worked perfectly. I checked the connection (continuity) before (and after) gluing, it is excellent. As I used very strong epoxy, it isn’t as pretty as it was before,  but it works just fine.
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2021, 19:16:51 »
It is a very important point you are posting about - those original TTSs are $$$$ and if there is any chance to fix them, it is worth trying. Sadly usually the malfunction is about internals that stop working...

BTW: I do not mean to be rude or sarcastic - nothing of this sort, I just thought you might want to consider re-thinking your clamp policy...
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2021, 19:27:01 »
Of course, it has to work internally, you are absolutely correct.

I checked it out in hot and cold water with a meter, and then in the car with a light bulb to see how long it lights up when cranking, it works fine. I could never make sense of all the markings on it, but it works as it should, that’s what counts after all.
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Re: What part is this? Can not find it in the parts catalogue
« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2021, 06:58:46 »
Hi,
here you can find some insides of the original TTS and an attempt to repair it.
https://w113.eu/geschlossen/Reparaturen/funktion_vom_startventil_ueberpruefen.htm
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