isobars
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- Joined
- Dec 20, 2009
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- Portugal, Belgium + Lancashire
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- 300SD'79, E300TD '95, 300TDT '82, 280CE '84, 250L '84, 300SEL LPG '91, 300D '80, 300CE '91, 300E '89
I used my 1995 300 diesel to reverse a trailer up a very steep incline and it struggled, though made it over the line, and promptly stopped. I've just popped a fresh battery on it as it wouldn't so much as wink at me after the ordeal, it stated straight up so I gave it a quick run round the block, less than a minute, at the start of the journey I popped the wipers on and nothing, same with the heater. I noticed at start-up the ABS light was on, but that's happened a lot, then when I got back no gauges worked except oil pressure. I turned it off, expecting a blown fuse somewhere and tried a restart immediately, nothing, flat as a flute. I put the voltmeter across the battery and found 0.75 volts, I disconnected a terminal and got 6.85 volts.
Does anyone have any ideas, I'm picking folk-up from the airport tomorrow - perhaps!
Does anyone have any ideas, I'm picking folk-up from the airport tomorrow - perhaps!