Recent content by Testie

Please help, I have to drive in a Anzac Day parade on the weekend with the roof down, weather permitting. The locking pin in the centre at the back will not release. It pops up but will not let go. Is there a way of getting it to release. Col

Wrong photo. I'll try again! Is the instrument panel suposed to sit out fron the dash ?

Does anyone know what the connections are on the plug or socket on the back of the dashboard (14 pin)? 74 SL350. I'm having trouble with the dash lights because of a shorted bulb but somehow the plug , which can be any oriention, is mixed up. Because the steering wheel is in the passengers side...

Back again! Just had a week touring in Northern NSW with reasonably high ambient temperatures (30 * +). the car went like a charm BUT....... First, before I went I had the air conditioning gas checked and all was OK The air conditioning compressor is coming on as it should when the switches are...

:confused:OK a day of travelling and trying different positions did little to help sort this problem out. With all levers down air cond. air to center three vents and it appears as if the two eyeball vents on the sides just give outside temperater air. So turn them to clsed and all is well...

Thanks I will try that tomorrow and see what happens. Col

I have owned the car for a little over 12 months and I did not do the restoration but I did replace the A/C compressor and dryer reciever and blower fan last year. The car does not get out much but it appears that the problem has always been there to a certain degree. I am fairly sure the air...

Work comitments have put things back a couple of weeks but I will continue until the problem is solved. I have read threads on removing the heater box and that will not be happening if it at all avoidable!!:eek: I still do not understand how I can have hot air blasting through the eyeball vents...

So the air at the eyeball vents is the same air as the other vents? Col.

OK it is book in next week to have the air conditioning checked but if the vaccum operated tap on the firewall is "OFF" then how can there be hot air at the eyeball vents? (The replacement tap is plastic) If the tap is not turning off completely and the hot air is mixing with the air conditioned...

Yes but I don't remember what they were. Not as low as a modern car I think. Col.

I think I have tried everything but am I missing something? The "eye ball" vents when open blast hot air. The dash levers make no difference. So with the air conditioning on , all 4 levers down, fan on 3 ,you can get fresh air to the other vents but not refridgerated. The condenser and dryer...

Next question, what is the relay Bosch RE55 do. It is a metalcase with appoxy filling and two spade terminals. Is it a regulator or a relay? What does it do? Col.

I finally manage to fit an auxillary fan into my 1974 SL350. Although I have the Haynes workshop manual with the wiring diagram I have a few questions. The wire that pulls the compressor clutch in appears to go across the car, and without removing all the tape that binds the wiring loom...

1. Do all cars fitted with A/C have an auxillary fan? 2. There is a smell of fuel after a trip and I can't see any obvious leaks. It seems to be around the back of the car. Any clues? 3. The car seems to wander on smooth roads what we used to call "tram tracking". The wheel alignment seems ok...