I've seriously considered unplugging mine for the winter a couple times now. When its -15F and the dammed thing won't go up in the morning I get pretty annoyed. This year when it did it to me I got halfway to work, flipped the antenna switch back and forth and up it went. Last time (2 years ago?) I had to get a hairdryer out after I got home...
-Curt Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:25:50 -0500 From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dead power antenna Message-ID: <205FA30401304668B6F4D77803C8247A@wiltonPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original On my '87 300D, I put it up and unplugged the motor. Yeah, yeah, I know. Now, I'm a real Fink. How dare a REAL MB guy do such? 'Specially a stickler for originality? Well, it "bothers" me, but not much. ;<))))) Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee" <einer...@yahoo.com> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:38 PM Subject: [MBZ] Dead power antenna > My battery went dead after a 20 below zero night and I figured that the > cold had done the battery in. > > But no, it was the power antenna, the motor of which had kept running > when the car was shut off. > > I opened it up, tested it, and the motor is making noises, but not > turning the worm gear. > > Is there any hope for the old Hirshmann, or do I need to go shopping for > a new power antenna unit. And if so, where? > > Lee _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com