95PurpleHaze
03-31-2012, 02:57 AM
Ok so here is what happened. I have an '84 200es and last summer it ran great. Well when I went to start it after 2 weeks of sitting she woulkdnt turn over when I went to use the electric start. I thought maybe it was the battery so I went to put it on a charger (Its a lawn mower battery in the trunk instead of the factory battery) She wtill wouldnt turn over. Me and my dad ran down the wiring problem to the starter silinoid and it wasnt engaging. So Just recently me and my friends went to take a look at it. We bipassed the silinoid by making it engage and the motor was turning over but not starting. So we looked at the coil and the spark plug and the plug looked old, along with the coil looking like it has seen better days. So I ordered a new starter silinoid (I know im spelling wrong lol) and a plug and coil. Well I changed the coil and plug and she STILL isnt getting any spark. I didnt change the silinoid yet because the wires for it dont have the right plug in it so I will have to do some wire splicing.
I dont have a clue as to what could be wrong besides a short or a blown fuse somewhere. I checked any fuse I could find and they looked good.
Any advise would be good. I trust that y'all have more experience with this than me.
Thanks, Jared (the new guy
ps- the pull rope wouldnt get it started either.
I dont have a clue as to what could be wrong besides a short or a blown fuse somewhere. I checked any fuse I could find and they looked good.
Any advise would be good. I trust that y'all have more experience with this than me.
Thanks, Jared (the new guy
ps- the pull rope wouldnt get it started either.