The glowplug light is the round thing with the holes in it! It has a resistor in it, which is connected in series with the glowplugs. The resistor starts glowing to let you know the glowplugs have reached temperature. With those old type series glowplus that could take a minute or so. Possible your car has been fitted with newer, faster glowplugs, which are connected in parallel. The glow plug resistor doesn't work any more then.
@pixelsblack the brake light is also for low brake fluid (due to our leaking clutch slave cylinder.) the parking brake has never worked and was not in use there. as far as the glow indicator... ours doesn't function then.
@Camper1234599 The light on the instrument cluster is to tell you the handbrake is on, nothing to with the clutch, glow plug indicator is not a door buzzer, I have worked around on my dads W115 240D since I was very little, its wired in series with the four glow plugs, the plugs may have been upgraded to the newer pencil type plugs which work in parallel, we have the same upgraded plugs fitted to our w115, I have run the indicator in parallel to the plugs as well so it works with the plugs
as stated already, that may be true on other W115s, but I have had mine apart and there is nothing in there except the door buzzer. my 76 doesnt have any glow plug indicator like my later model Diesel Benzies
the /8 never had a glowplug light, the battery light dims when the plugs are heating. in this video, the clutch line was leaking, causing the brake light to stay on as well.
That amazes me, over here in europe thats the glow plug control light. In Google, type in the words "Glühwendel Salzstreuer", then click pictures, you'll see a picture of it glowing.
Respond to this video... take a look at this guy's video /watch?v=66eEtJUrQ_Y&feature=related the black thing with the holes in it is not a buzzer, in the video you'll see it glow orange which means your plugs are hot and you can start
The glowplug light is the round thing with the holes in it! It has a resistor in it, which is connected in series with the glowplugs. The resistor starts glowing to let you know the glowplugs have reached temperature. With those old type series glowplus that could take a minute or so. Possible your car has been fitted with newer, faster glowplugs, which are connected in parallel. The glow plug resistor doesn't work any more then.
@pixelsblack the brake light is also for low brake fluid (due to our leaking clutch slave cylinder.)
the parking brake has never worked and was not in use there.
as far as the glow indicator... ours doesn't function then.
I accidentally pulled the starter on max then pushed it back forcefully a little. Gonna damage anything?
@Camper1234599 The light on the instrument cluster is to tell you the handbrake is on, nothing to with the clutch, glow plug indicator is not a door buzzer, I have worked around on my dads W115 240D since I was very little, its wired in series with the four glow plugs, the plugs may have been upgraded to the newer pencil type plugs which work in parallel, we have the same upgraded plugs fitted to our w115, I have run the indicator in parallel to the plugs as well so it works with the plugs
as stated already, that may be true on other W115s, but I have had mine apart and there is nothing in there except the door buzzer.
my 76 doesnt have any glow plug indicator like my later model Diesel Benzies
the /8 never had a glowplug light, the battery light dims when the plugs are heating.
in this video, the clutch line was leaking, causing the brake light to stay on as well.
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That amazes me, over here in europe thats the glow plug control light. In Google, type in the words "Glühwendel Salzstreuer", then click pictures, you'll see a picture of it glowing.
yeah, dunno what to tell ya -- maybe the nAM cars are different?
Does the glow plug light not work, or didn't you glow it long enough?
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool I love your w115
I didnt see the lights in the round thing. Aren't they supposed to be red?
that center thing in my car is the door buzzer, nothing more. I had it open, there is no resistor.
normally yes. my car doesn't have the glow elements in there, its a buzzer. likely retrofitted.
How to start this thing? It always confuse me
its all handled with the plunger on the left after you key it on. first step is glow plug, momentary is starter motor
@@OvalboreCars thanks so much and I know now how to start my granpa’s old merc diesels
@Camper1234599 check the vid to the right, "1976 mercedes benz 240d startup"
Respond to this video... take a look at this guy's video /watch?v=66eEtJUrQ_Y&feature=related the black thing with the holes in it is not a buzzer, in the video you'll see it glow orange which means your plugs are hot and you can start
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