Last week I changed the front passenger window motor in my 1985 380se. I disconnected the battery and changed the motor with no problems. When I reconnected the battery the clock on the instrument panel had stopped working properly. The clock now keeps time for 3-4 minutes and then stops. Has anyone expirenced this before? Any ideas how I might get my clock to work again?

11/15/2010 6:10:02 PM

the clock is damaged, most likely from a power spike during disconnecting or reconnecting the battery. you need another clock.

11/15/2010 6:34:37 PM

is it a digital or analog clock?

11/18/2010 4:23:28 PM

LOL an '85 mercedes clock is hard to find a napa.

seriously this makes me laugh... i don't even look at my car clock cause i'm not accustomed to having one.

11/18/2010 4:27:21 PM

11/18/2010 5:30:07 PM

I found a sweet replacement.

11/18/2010 8:18:49 PM

^^ really cool post, bro

11/18/2010 8:51:46 PM

^^ Dude, I had that exact watch 10 years ago. i don't know what happened to it.

11/18/2010 10:03:39 PM

It prolly got stolen by ninjas who are terrible at math.

11/18/2010 10:07:03 PM

the watch that was also a remote control was hilarious in school when we watched videos in the classroom.

11/19/2010 9:19:04 AM

So the strangest thing happened. Yesterday evening I went out to the car to warm up the engine prior to departing. Started the car and noticed that the clock had moved from 6:00, where it had been for days, to 11:00. This was an interesting development, and a good sign. I hoped for the best and carefully adjusted the dial to reflect the correct time. The clock has been kept correct time since. I tend to be of the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality, so hopefully things will stand as they are now and it won't be an issue.

11/24/2010 4:56:13 AM

i drove 2 seperate 84 and 85 diesels around for 1.5 years. they tend to fix themselves.

11/24/2010 6:58:40 PM

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"the watch that was also a remote control was hilarious in school when we watched videos in the classroom. "

i can see you owning one back in the day.

11/24/2010 10:09:55 PM