"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
06/15/2018 at 07:25 • Filed to: Aging Wheels, smart
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"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
06/15/2018 at 07:25 • Filed to: Aging Wheels, smart | 2
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he can use your help here
Mercedes Streeter
> pip bip - choose Corrour
06/15/2018 at 09:08 |
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I wouldn’t touch that car with a ten foot pole.. unless I got it for free...
My message to him:
“Hiya! I own two of these first buggers, a second gen, and a third gen (all in the USA).
First, advice for if you do get it running reliably: Get a AAA membership. When these 450s break, they break fast and catastrophically.
Second, your issue is likely the SAM. The 450 sometimes fell victim to water and moisture ingress into the SAM unit, causing corrosion, shorts, and destroyed solders. If you took yours apart, I would not be surprised if it was a bit corroded. If the corrosion isn’t too bad, you can DIY fix with some soldering skills.
Other than that, the issue could also be a bad ground. Bad grounds can sometimes cause cascading failures with smarts. Though, the jumping odo makes me think corrosion.”
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Mercedes Streeter
> pip bip - choose Corrour
11/13/2018 at 18:32 |
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As coincidence would have it, he posted the smart on a group I moderate on Facebook. Based on my knowledge of these cars I would confidently say that his car is probably the most electrically sound 450 in the States. Nearly all of them are susceptible to electrical failures due to the SAM and he’s repaired them. If I had the cash I’d buy it. lol
