1984 Mercedes 500SEL Euro

[hi its me alec]

Here's the final result of the used/seized wiper motor assembly I got from a local guy. I was about to return it when the arms didn't move, but a friend of mine (tech at work) offered to let it soak and work the wiper transmission free, which took a whole week. He tested the motor and finished up yesterday, I bought new lock rings to fasten the arms in place, and today I cleaned it up with steel wool. It's so fun when this little stuff works out smoothly for a change

[hi its me alec]

Just another pic stuntin' outside the shop while waiting for parts

[Rubens]

Had the same thing with vacuum lines few weeks ago.. Can be a satisfying job ultimately haha!

Those old Mercs are great, big bodiessss!

[lewda]

this build...frak yes!

[hi its me alec]

Alright, so I got the following ordered for the car -

- Thermoswitches
- Vacuum line
- Vacuum fittings
- Throttle body switchover valve
- Ignition Control/EZL
- Voltage regulator
- Misc. interior light bulbs


And I have the following ready to go in the car right now -
- Brand new fuel pump relay from the dealership
- 2 OVP Relays (thanks to Dave!)
- Wiper motor/transmission (thanks to Dave! It was badly seized but we got it pretty much unfrozen from soaking in lube for the past 2 days)
- 2 factory headunits (thanks to Dave!)

[hi its me alec]

Got the car running on its own today (by resoldering the connections in the overload protection relay,) finished coils and plugs, and got a good start on the vacuum, which took me this whole month to comprehend

And just now I went and picked up my euro front bumper!

[NeilP]

that is straight up gangster!

[Chuckdee]

Goddamn, dem vacuum lines -___- Hopefully you'll get that hot mess figured out!

[hi its me alec]

Well, I had a long finger banging (texting) session with the manager of the shop the car has been at all this time. With the lack of progress and multiple hours wasted, and the car not running any better, the majority of the bill will be voided and I'll take it back to my dealership (a nissan dealer, I'm the used inventory manager/reconditioner) so I can be around to talk to a more trustworthy tech to oversee while the work is being done (a good tech friend has already expressed interest in helping me out with it.) I'll have this current shop finish their job on the plugs and wires (sent the recommended bosch +4 plugs back right away and got NGK non-resistor plugs as recommended over and over again on BW) and when it's back in a shop again we'll tackle the distributor/cap/rotor, voltage regulator, and ignition control module to start. Not to mention the vacuum lines, I don't think a single connection is correct at the moment.

In the meantime, I illustrated my understanding of the vacuum lines in this beast. All the connections (from part A to part B) are on the top half, and the bottom half is defining the parts. Took me a while to get to this point but I think I get it now.




Based on the diagram, this picture would be a thermoswitch and vacuum switch. Good to do research and identify random things that look like they're broken.

[drift55]

This is going to be so cool!

[b5Avant]

i want one of these badly but the prob is that parts are a bit expensive..... this is a nice one and black too

"theres nothing more expensive than a cheap merc"

[mike-81-240d]

Classic Benz is Classick! lookin' forward to seeing this unfold! Isn't there a way to simply all those Vacuum lines? or even get rid of them!?

Everything runs off of the vacuum system... Even the door locks.

[Chuckdee]

Classic Benz is Classick! lookin' forward to seeing this unfold! Isn't there a way to simply all those Vacuum lines? or even get rid of them!?

[Marsss]

i want one of these badly but the prob is that parts are a bit expensive..... this is a nice one and black too

[mike-81-240d]

Haha, I'm telling you dude, I'm gonna find a high optioned 560SEL that's a rust bucket for its luxury options, I want headed front and rear seats and all the "VIP" stuff. I feel left out kinda with a SE, mine is actually really basic for what it is. My rear windows aren't even power.

But you have a 500SE which is super rare to find in the states, and you have the AMG body kit which is also hard to find, and you have pentas which you guessed it are hard to find. Don't ditch your car for a highly optioned 560SEL, there's millions of those.