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Originally Posted by dude99
My 1979 300D did the same thing, and then began getting progressively longer and longer. It was caused by a bad headlight switch.
The contacts inside get oxidized over time and when turned on the resistance caused by it is very high until it burns through and makes a good connection. At least that's how it was explained to me.
I replaced the switch with one from the wreckers and never had the issue again.
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Sounds logical.
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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.
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