Thank you Captain OVP!
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Out Of Control!!
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w211 & w124
Thank you Captain OVP!
Okay, so the other day we started having problems with the wagon dying out and not being able to go faster than about 10mph. I come on the board and discover that my problem might actually be related to the OVP switch. Well lo and behold, Captain OVP came flying out from behind my garage and zapped a brand new 10 amp fuse in the switch and it just started running great again!
Of course, like most super-heroes, he left before we could thank him and also before we could drive it around for a few days and really test out his work. Well, it's now day #3 since his heroic visit and the car is now doing some strange things. It's almost like what it was doing before only now it will hesitate and then eventually get into gear and go. At stops it feels like it is going to die out again.
Do you think I need Captain OVP again or should I just deal with the local mechanic and have them look at changing the plugs and what not? It's been such an emotional roller coaster this week with this car...
Of course, like most super-heroes, he left before we could thank him and also before we could drive it around for a few days and really test out his work. Well, it's now day #3 since his heroic visit and the car is now doing some strange things. It's almost like what it was doing before only now it will hesitate and then eventually get into gear and go. At stops it feels like it is going to die out again.
Do you think I need Captain OVP again or should I just deal with the local mechanic and have them look at changing the plugs and what not? It's been such an emotional roller coaster this week with this car...
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1994 E320 Dragon Wagon
I'm thinkin' Captain Therapy may need that call. 
The OVP is a relay module with electronic components and the fuse. It could indeed create strange symptoms. Installing a replacement isn't really crazy talk when you can always keep it as a spare.
If the fuse was blown and replaced, it would have made an obvious difference. Swapping a good one for a good one only cleaned the sockets. Try reseating the relay as a poor connection may have been temporarily repaired when the fuse was handled. Then a replacement relay followed by the rehab facility.
The OVP is a relay module with electronic components and the fuse. It could indeed create strange symptoms. Installing a replacement isn't really crazy talk when you can always keep it as a spare.
If the fuse was blown and replaced, it would have made an obvious difference. Swapping a good one for a good one only cleaned the sockets. Try reseating the relay as a poor connection may have been temporarily repaired when the fuse was handled. Then a replacement relay followed by the rehab facility.
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Out Of Control!!
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 14,362
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From: Staples Center
w211 & w124
Lol...sorry, here is where all this is coming from https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...&highlight=ovp
See, I'm not that crazy...
See, I'm not that crazy...
