Key Turns, Dash Lights Glow, But no Cranky

Mar 16, 2010 1 Replies

My 1985 300D Turbo with 225k just began intermittently not cranking over when turning on the ignition. I checked the (new) battery connections & leads to the starter & all looks good. It will start like normal one moment, then no cranky the next. Any usual suspects for this type of behavior?


First thing I would do would be to put the gearshift in "N" and jiggle it as you turn the keu to start. May be a failing nuteral switch. John

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