Hello Benz World,
I'm a new guy here trying to learn more about older Mercedes. I'm a personal mechanic for a gentleman who has a little collection and it's my job to keep them running. I do have a very tough time finding information about them so I hope you fellas can teach me some things.
The first car I have in the shop now is a 1971 280 SEL. Today I've been trying to figure out why the speedometer isn't working. I climbed under the car and couldn't see a speedometer cable but did see a cylinder on the passenger side of the transmission oil pan, is this the speedo mechanism? There is a green wire right there coming out of the floor that has been disconnected from it. There is a red wire that is connected to it now that someone had added, and zip tied up around the firewall down to a mysterious two-wire switch/mechanism near the steering gearbox. I'm trying to be very delicate with this car, do you fellas have any advise?
I appreciate your help
-Wes
I'm a new guy here trying to learn more about older Mercedes. I'm a personal mechanic for a gentleman who has a little collection and it's my job to keep them running. I do have a very tough time finding information about them so I hope you fellas can teach me some things.
The first car I have in the shop now is a 1971 280 SEL. Today I've been trying to figure out why the speedometer isn't working. I climbed under the car and couldn't see a speedometer cable but did see a cylinder on the passenger side of the transmission oil pan, is this the speedo mechanism? There is a green wire right there coming out of the floor that has been disconnected from it. There is a red wire that is connected to it now that someone had added, and zip tied up around the firewall down to a mysterious two-wire switch/mechanism near the steering gearbox. I'm trying to be very delicate with this car, do you fellas have any advise?
I appreciate your help
-Wes