I agree, the only leaky sunroof I had was when I did a bad rebuild job on my
240D due to the incompleteness of the Mercedes Source sunroof manual. I should
have just lubed the tracks and the cable and quit. Neither my 300TD or 190D has
shown any sign of leaking.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:26:13 -0800
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I always thought sunroofs were silly until I had a car with one. Now
I'm pretty fond of them. I've had two cars with one, a Honda Civic and
my 300D. Neither of them have ever leaked, even in high-pressure car
washes. I've heard speculation that the culprit when it comes to leaky
sunroofs is parking with the sunroof open under trees. Pine needles,
whirlygigs, etc. fall into the tracks and then plug the drains.
David Brodbeck
'83 300D Turbo
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] hand pump question (78 300D) (Mitch Haley)
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>Is a 78 300D's hand pump supposed to lock shut? I've noticed that the
>car has been getting hard to start for no good reason (it's not THAT cold,
>and the glow plugs seem to be functioning correctly). It is due for
>a valve adjustment in a few thousand, but even still...
>The pump doesn't leak any, but if I pump it, I can feel the bleedback hose
>from #1 to the fuel filter vibrating. Pushing the pump down and turning
>either direction does not seem to latch it.
>TIA.
>K
I think that it is good preventative maintenace to replace those old pumps with
the new version. They go bad so often after so many years. I wish I had done
that before that failure stranded me.
Dan Elliott
82 300D-T 92kmi
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