New member, new to Merc

[RichardSEL]

My roof switch is sprung to centre alright (except it just flashes when I try to raise the soft top no motor runs -- for an indie to see when I find a good one southeast London or north Kent this week) It's the roll-over bar switch that has that behaviour

There's some form of syrupy substance in the coolant resovoir, so mebe a previous has used some other form of inhibitor in it causing lower natural running temps? It's a clear fluid

Just wondering whether the fan's viscious coupling is on the way out to have caused the rise to 120º when in hot stop-go traffic earlier on south circular. That temp fell back to 80º when I put the idle revs up to 1500 or so.
Your reply lifts my worry on that

 

[LostKiwi]

AMF in North Kent area would be my pick. Alex is a regular on here.

 

[RichardSEL]

AMF in North Kent area would be my pick. Alex is a regular on here.

Just spoken with them, made me feel immediately welcome on the 'phone, seeing them tomorrow. MF

 

[RichardSEL]

Had a pleasant afternoon down at AMF's new workshop outside Tonbridge for BarBQ and chinwag. Thanks to Kerri and Alex for being such genial hosts --

The more I drive this 2005 Dreamwerks-converted R129 the better it seems to get. Not sure about the SS exhausts though. Think I grew out of them a few years ago -- say about 30?

Mine's just as good as the other beautiful examples on display. (yeah right...):


More pix of the day wanted to post on here?

 

[RichardSEL]

Anyone know of a good site for a circuit -- the WIS volumes I've seen (2018 editions) seem not to list SL320 (R129)

Someone previous installed a Pioneer to replace the OEM head unit, got the power side installed OK but completely co... erm, made a mess of the speaker connections so have to trace from each door card the mid-range and tweeter wires thru the door jams. But don't know the wire colours

Someone previous also fu... erm, made a mess of the NSR wiring cluster wiring -- the NS reversing light flashes instead of the NS indicator. All the wires going to the rear plug are grey <groan!>

 

[RichardSEL]

Anyone know of a good site for a circuit -- the WIS volumes I've seen (2018 editions) seem not to list SL320 (R129)

Someone previous installed a Pioneer to replace the OEM head unit, got the power side installed OK but completely co... erm, made a mess of the speaker connections so have to trace from each door card the mid-range and tweeter wires thru the door jams. But don't know the wire colours

Someone previous also fu... erm, made a mess of the NSR wiring cluster wiring -- the NS reversing light flashes instead of the NS indicator. All the wires going to the rear plug are grey <groan!>

Anyone? Even for the R129's rear light cluster alone would be a help.
When / did they change to using the top cluster for brake light and using the old brake lights for rear fogs only? Sounds like a good idea as the old position of brake lights seems too low to me...