by spookie007 » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:43 am
Hi I am new yet have been owner for sometime. I want to thank the management who put this together for making such an informative place to find answers... I have an 1989 W250 the previous owners where not gentle with it but it has less than 200000 miles on it and some of the basics have been taken care of... Since I have owned it I have replaced a lot of parts New Borgenson steering, Alternator, Fan Clutch, belts , power steering, and a lot of small things... The problem I am having is parts, an 1989 seems to be the rarest for parts and some of the parts are only found on 89s. The electrical system needs completely redone, I am finding corrosion and decay every where, no complete wire harness available and 89s have a lot of differences. I have been chasing a .19 millamp current draw with a fox and hound and other ways and have it isolated between the fusebox and the fuse links, it is appearing to be in the 50 pin plug or near there which includes the pcm .... Frustrated is an understatement, I have been seriously thinking of simplifying everything and eliminating everything i can that doesn't have a need for basic truck operation. Most of the gremlins are related to the truck not the running gear or engine. Has anyone on here done this, I want a basic truck that works. eliminate pcm, abs, power windows and locks, ac out and replacing it with combo air compressor and hydraulic pump, complete dash replacement including all gauges, manual shut off, and anything else that requires special parts that are getting harder and harder to find... I have read lots of posts from different places about doing all of these things but has anyone done them all...