[W124] [Mercedes] I'm sticking with my current MB for a while, so a new and challenging question

[rycstch at bellsouth.net]

Hi Bullwinklefan,

Here are some photos snapped last week.  Please let me know if you have any 
questions.

http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa254/mbenzman/Chappy/300CE/

Steve Chapman
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Subject: Re: [W124] [Mercedes] I'm sticking with my current MB for a 
while,so a new and challenging question



> Pics please?

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: <rycstch at bellsouth.net>

>

> Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:22:49

> To:"W124 CE Coupes and Convertibles" <w124list at mbcoupes.com>,"Alec 

> Cordova" <benzaholic at gmail.com>

> Cc:Mercedes Mailing List <mercedes at mercedesmailinglist.com>,w124 List 

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> Subject: Re: [W124] [Mercedes] I'm sticking with my current MB for a 

> while,

> so a new and challenging question

>

>

> I'm selling my 1991 300CE coupe with 221K miles.  I've owned it for over 

> 12

> years (2nd owner) and have a stack of maintenance and repair history

> totalling over $28,000 during my ownership period.  Car is Black with

> Palomino and has the factory Sportline suspension installed.

>

> Car has lived it's entire life in Georgia (no rust!) Looking for $6,100.

>

> Only reason for selling is I picked up a W124 wagon to haul our new baby

> around.

>

> Steve Chapman

> "Chappy"

>

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Steve Nervig" <dakota at mac.com>

> To: "Alec Cordova" <benzaholic at gmail.com>

> Cc: "w124 List" <w124list at mbcoupes.com>; "Mercedes Mailing List"

> <mercedes at mercedesmailinglist.com>

> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:21 PM

> Subject: Re: [W124] [Mercedes] I'm sticking with my current MB for a

> while,so a new and challenging question

>

>

>> On Dec 20, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Alec Cordova wrote:

>>

>>> I didn't get that 1980 300SD on eBay, but I did get something

>>> interesting out of my 89 300CE the other day.

>>>

>>> The climate control air recirculation button, up on the dash with the

>>> rear defrost and rear light buttons, started blinking at a consistent

>>> rate, somewhere around half as fast as my turn signals blink. What the

>>> heck does this mean?

>>>

>>> Car is an 89 300CE (US model) with 231K miles. Climate control only

>>> partially works. I get decent temperature control, but the fan doesn't

>>> work, and the system has virtually no control of the vents. Ram air

>>> comes through the side vents, the defrost vents, and the floor vents,

>>> although I do seem to get a little more from the floor vents when I

>>> select bilevel A/C instead of just Econ mode.

>>>

>>> It got warm again here in central Texas just a week or two ago (low

>>> 80s), and I heard a cyclical snapping sound from behind the dash

>>> (slightly toward the passenger side?) that could have been the ACC

>>> trying to change the air routing, but with no success. It was at least

>>> a week after that event, which has not recurred, that I got the

>>> flashing recirc button, and it happened while driving home in the

>>> evening, so the system was in heating mode. While flashing, the air

>>> coming from the side and defrost vents _almost_ felt a little hotter

>>> than usual, and it may have been coming out of the defrost vents more

>>> than usual, although I rarely feel up there to see how much air comes

>>> through.

>>>

>>> Selecting the Off switch on ACC did not stop the flashing. It was gone

>>> the next morning when I started the car, and it has not yet returned.

>>>

>>> Anybody know the answer, other than just guessing that my climate

>>> control pushbutton unit had a minor stroke?

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>> Alec Cordova

>>> Taylor, Texas

>>> 89 300CE, 231K

>>

>> Alex, I found this thread pertaining to the W126, but the systems are

>> similar. Not real sure if it answers the question:

>> <http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd-sdl-class/1310594-why-my-air-recirculation-switch-blinking.html

>> >

>>

>> This link seems a bit more definite - suggest low voltage (alternator

>> brushes?), but also suggesting that you have connected a diagnostic  tool

>> (hmmm):

>> <http://mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=1657902>

>>

>> I have read about a similar situation with seat heater switches -

>> blinking LED means not enough voltage.

>>

>> How are your brushes?

>>

>> Regards,

>> Steve

>> 1992 300CE Sportline

>>

>>

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