[W126 Coupe] MBCOUPES Digest, Vol 69, Issue 28

[Mac Blair]

Howcome you guys seem to dis the 123 coupes?  It all seems to be about 126s.

McClellan G. Blair, Ph.D.
Director of Technical Services
AQUEONICS, INC
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>    1. question about blower fuse (Gary)

>    2. Re: question about blower fuse (Markus Meyer)

>    3. Re: question about blower fuse (Dick Spellman)

>    4. Re: Heater Blower (Gary)

>    5. Re: Heater Blower (Dick Spellman)

>    6. Re: Heater Blower (Jay Hirsch)

>    7. Re: question about blower fuse (wrick11499 at aol.com)

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> Message: 1

> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:54:05 -0700 (PDT)

> From: Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com>

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] question about blower fuse

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> is the blower fuse a standard fuse, meaning i can take the fuse

> out of a 420sel or 560 sel and it still work on my 560 sec?? my

> a/c comes on and off sometimes and i'm thinking its a loose

> connection or could the blower be going out and how hard is that

> to replace/access.? thanks guys.?

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> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:04:50 -0400

> From: Markus Meyer <markusfmeyer at gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] question about blower fuse

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> I thought there was a separate foil/strip fuse for the blower, outside of

> the fusebox...

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> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:54 PM, Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> >  is the blower fuse a standard fuse, meaning i can take the

> fuse out of a

> > 420sel or 560 sel and it still work on my 560 sec?  my a/c

> comes on and off

> > sometimes and i'm thinking its a loose connection or could the blower be

> > going out and how hard is that to replace/access.  thanks guys.

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> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:12:23 -0400

> From: Dick Spellman <dick.spellman at gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] question about blower fuse

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> Gary wrote:

> > is the blower fuse a standard fuse, meaning i can take the fuse

> out of a

> > 420sel or 560 sel and it still work on my 560 sec?  my a/c comes on and

> > off sometimes and i'm thinking its a loose connection or could the

> > blower be going out and how hard is that to replace/access.

> thanks guys.

> >

> GARY,

>

> Two different fuses.  One for the ACC pushbutton power in the fuse box.

>     The other is a 30amp foil fuse that provides discreet power to the

> blower itself.  This is up on the firewall and can become intermittent

> as the foil heats and cools with repeated use causing it to crack.

> Replaced for $3 from MB.

>

> You may also have failing BLOWER motor brushes that will require a new

> motor.

>

> You may also have an issue with the connector block on the back of the

> ignition switch.

>

> -\Dick

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> Message: 4

> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:02:39 -0700 (PDT)

> From: Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Heater Blower

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> dick is this same blower that the a/c uses??

>

>

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> From: Dick Spellman <dick.spellman at gmail.com>

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> Sent: Mon, March 29, 2010 3:08:52 PM

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Heater Blower

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> Camran Nassiri wrote:

> > Hi Dick- I was able to get the heater blower out this week

> end.? How do you take the motor appart from the fan blade and housing??

> > Thanks,

> > Camran

>

> Hi Camran,

>

> Assuming my spare which I bought new a while back is the same as

> the factory original that you have it looks like:

>

> -you need a puller for the fan hub - pull the hub from the spindle

> -remove two short Phillips screws with lock washers at the other end

> -depress the terminal connectors inward so they will not

> interfere with motors passage through the outer casing

> -then you need to separate the motor from the outer casing (not

> sure how this is done)

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> Regards,

> Dick

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> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:47:58 -0400

> From: Dick Spellman <dick.spellman at gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Heater Blower

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> Gary wrote:

> > dick is this same blower that the a/c uses?

>

> Gary,

> Yes it is.

> -\Dick

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> Message: 6

> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:11:55 -0400

> From: Jay Hirsch <J.Hirsch at mac.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Heater Blower

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> The only  cars with two blower were the 1960 Imperial and Chrysler

> corp. station wagons of 1958-early 1960s.

>

> They had a/c  units for the front  and rear passengers.

> One  unit mounted in the engine compartment the other in the trunk on

> the  Imperial

> The wagons had the second unit mounted under the inside of the roof

> in the rear

> No  worry of  it ever being too hot and  not getting enough cold air.

>

> To put this in perspective  Mercedes did not get a real factory a/c

> unit  until the late 1970s.  Until then the a/c unist were dealer

> installed in the US.

> keep cruisin

> Jay H

> On Mar 30, 2010, at 9:47 PM, Dick Spellman wrote:

>

> > Gary wrote:

> >> dick is this same blower that the a/c uses?

> >

> > Gary,

> > Yes it is.

> > -\Dick

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> Message: 7

> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:22:41 -0400

> From: wrick11499 at aol.com

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] question about blower fuse

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> Dick

> How hard is it to replace the connector block on the ignition switch

>

>   Rick

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> From: Dick Spellman <dick.spellman at gmail.com>

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> Sent: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 3:12 pm

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] question about blower fuse

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>

> Gary wrote:

> > is the blower fuse a standard fuse, meaning i can take the fuse

> out of a > 420sel or 560 sel and it still work on my 560 sec? my

> a/c comes on and > off sometimes and i'm thinking its a loose

> connection or could the > blower be going out and how hard is

> that to replace/access. thanks guys. > GARY,

>

> Two different fuses. One for the ACC pushbutton power in the fuse

> box.   The other is a 30amp foil fuse that provides discreet

> power to the blower itself. This is up on the firewall and can

> become intermittent as the foil heats and cools with repeated use

> causing it to crack. Replaced for $3 from MB.

>

> You may also have failing BLOWER motor brushes that will require

> a new motor.

>

> You may also have an issue with the connector block on the back

> of the ignition switch.

>

> -\Dick

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