[MBZ] Parking Brake Light Switch

Hey, all - Just recently my parking brake (in my 1976 300d w115) stopped indicating it's on. I know the bulb is good (because the car's had a floating ground since the day I got it, while I'm starting up and the battery light is lit, the brake light lights faintly... and still does), so that

[MBZ] Seat Re-padding question

Finally, I've decided to take the plunge and repad my seats - the horsehair is just terminally gone. I intend to buy some nice upholstery foam and dig in - does anyone who's done it have an idea what thickness of foam I should be looking for, and any hints about proper technique to get a good

Re: [MBZ] Turn signal weirdness?

Mitch and Jim: Yeah, I did hit the hazard switch before it happened, as a matter of fact. I'll pull and clean it tonight, see if that fixes things. That explanation makes sense, now that I think of it and get reminded that I *did* touch the thing... Larry: Already done, not long after I got the

[MBZ] Turn signal weirdness resolved

It was, of course, the hazard switch. Thanks to everyone who told me that (and boo to me for *having had the problem before and completely forgotten*). Stuart S. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

[MBZ] Turn signal weirdness?

Hi, guys! Yesterday, driving home, my turn signals (1976 300D, w115) quite suddenly stopped working (with no flakiness beforehand or other indications of any issues). (Previously, my turn signal relay failed, and I temporarily* have a generic thermal blinker in its place, but it's unclear

[MBZ] w115 A/C diagnosis

So, say you have a w115 where you've worked on the A/C system. And now it works fine with heat, but when you go to A/C, it's all broken - you only get air out the floor vents. The problem, it turns out, is not that you've mucked up the flaps while reassembling the airbox. The problem

Re: [MBZ] w115 A/C issue figured out, and parts

Oh, *lovely*. I was hoping it was just air-filled, because I'm pretty sure I can manage to silver-solder a cap on it, since I've done my share of delicate soldering. But charging it with Freon or the like, is not in my skill set. I guess a nice non-fragile easy-to-work-with *thermocouple* would

[MBZ] w115 A/C issue figured out, and parts request in two parts.

Hi, list! Part A) I've figured out my why don't I get cold air? question - it's not because the actuator wasn't hooked up (it was), but because I'm losing all my nice cold air out the sides of the airbox! (Which also explains why I don't get as much hot air as I thought I should.) Turns

[MBZ] w115 airbox issues?

Hi again, everyone - (And thanks to everyone who gave their input about tape and grease a few days ago) I've got my car ('76 300D, w115) back together (mostly, but more on that in another mail later), and glory of glories, I have a working heater fan that puts out lots and lots of air, when

[MBZ] w115 inside-the-dash questions!

Hi, list! I took the plunge and ripped apart my 300D (w115) to replace the heater fan, and before putting it all BACK together, I want to do some maintenance, and I have a few questions: 1) I want to lubricate the HVAC slider cables; does it matter much what I use? Plain lithium

Re: [MBZ] 115 heater blower

Thanks for the input, everyone. I'm tempted to follow OK Don's method of through the top, except I still have no idea how anything goes together in there, and without his experience of Already Having Done It Once, I'm not at all sure what I'd be doing under there; how it all goes together is

[MBZ] 115 heater blower

Hi, list - The blower in my (76 300D) 115's been dead for a year or two now, and I'm thinking of jumping in to replace it. (As Marshal suggests periodically, I wouldn't bother to replace it, EXCEPT that it makes an intolerable rattling/groaning/grinding noise at speed if the A/C isn't on - this

[MBZ] Duplicate Digests?

Am I the only person getting two of each digest? Stuart S. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

[MBZ] Portland Service Centers (was RE: why you can't etc.)

I can totally second MBI; they do excellent work at reasonable prices (expensive, of course, because all automotive work is expensive, but significant cheaper than the dealer on labor). And it's great to see their parking lot, just *filled* with MBs. I always have them do anything I can't manage

Re: [MBZ] Water Pump

Oh, I *know* where my coolant leak is. There's a pinhole near the top of the radiator that I can't seem to get sealed - god knows I've tried. It's so slow that I mostly just ignore it, but I obviously needed to check it a little more often. Also, I thought it'd probably stop leaking once it

Re: [MBZ] Water Pump?

Thanks, everyone - it was, of course, the most embarrassingly obvious thing, low coolant. I blame a stressful week, and a pinhole in the radiator that drained it off more than I'm used to it doing. Otherwise it probably would have occurred to me to, oh, *check the coolant first*.

[MBZ] Water Pump?

Hi, guys! In the never-ending saga of what hasn't yet been replaced on my car, I suspect my water pump is failing. Just lately she's running significantly hotter than normal, and increasingly so. I'd suspect the thermostat, except that more throttle leads to more cooling, from idle.

Re: [MBZ] Used Parts (was: Door Actuators)

To be honest, Kaleb, I never *did* notice that used parts reference in the message footers Automated list-post footers tend to just get skimmed, more or less automatically. Especially since it's just a mail address. I probably always just noticed your address and assumed that line was list-admin,

Re: [MBZ] New Parts vendor, too

(And you're damn right I forsook the new parts vendor. If MBParts has a rebuild kit, it's not on the website, which I always prefer for ordering, being new-fashioned. I love Rusty's service and prices, and preferentially (ie, always if he has it) order my new parts from him - like the suspension

Re: [MBZ] Door actuators

Thanks, Jim - I just ordered a pair of replacement diaphragms from PP. (I have the older actuator - had to lie to PP and say I had a w123, but the picture looks correct. PP won't admit to having any parts for a w114/5. And I certainly was able to remove the broken side - it looks like both ought

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 16, Issue 27

I hear it's a relatively trivial replacement under/behind the glovebox, on a w123 - never owned one, so can't say from experience. In Mercedes' defense, the heater fan on my '76 worked until this winter - 30 years. (I also hear, but have no direct experience, that the w108 chassis is the same

Re: [MBZ] '75 300D on Craigslist - Portland, OR

The fan on my 115's dead, too. Contemplating a R+R this summer. Someone said previously, like a year or two ago, that one way involves cutting out around the center dash speaker (just enough to let you rest the grill back on the hole), to facilitate removal from above. Anyone remember more

Re: [MBZ] MityVac troubleshooting

Thanks for the feedback, everyone - I'll be seeing about cleaning it up this weekend. Mostly just relieved it should be fixable with a little poking around, at this point. Stuart S.

[MBZ] Oil Filter Cannister

So, I was changing my oil yesterday (w115 300D). Today, I topped it off and ran the make sure all the oil doesn't fall out check... and all the oil fell out. Seems I've smashed up the lips on my oil filter canister pretty good, so I'll be needing a new one. Questions being:

[MBZ] Brake Reservoir Grommet replacement

Hi, everybody! Just ordered replacement brake reservoir grommets, as mine leak, and I have a few questions (and I can't mind my [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manual CD, either). 1) Is there any special trick to replacing them? Just pull the tank out, slick the new ones up with fluid, and

Re: [MBZ] Two Tone

My 300D (w115, 76) is two-tone, chocolate brown over tan, from the factory. (Which reminds me I need to strip and paint the roof this summer; paint on the greenhouse is coming off in giant chips and I'd prefer it not rust through. Anyone have paint tips?) And I've seen a w108 4.5 around town with

[MBZ] Door Seal Epiphany

Replacing front door seals on my 300D. Ripped out the old one, in pieces. Struggling with the new one, getting it into the groove is not easy (which is good, 'cause it'd be too easy to get out). Epiphany: Silicone Spray Lubricant. That is all. Stuart S. 1976 300D w115

Re: [MBZ] Idle noise ... diagnosed!

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[MBZ] Idle noise

Hi, everybody! Long time, no post. Lately, now that diesel prices have died down a bit, I fixed an electrical problem, and so on, I've been driving my 300D again, and I've noticed something making a big rattling noise at idle, from the engine compartment. That's not really new, of course - what

Re: [MBZ] Pulling to one side after tire rotation

I've always found Les Schwab stores to have *outstanding* customer service. (Which is why they get my business, even though their prices aren't The Lowest.) For instance, this summer my Toyota truck started to pull hard to one side when braking, and made clunking sounds. I couldn't see anything

Re: [MBZ] Fuel prices check site, quick and easy

Looks like the combination of a dozen regulatory environments, local supply and demand, and tax differences. The High is in Hawai'i, where there's the immense cost of shipping the fuel there (or shipping in crude to refine on one of the two or three refineries on the islands). As for that low,

Re: [MBZ] OM617 Vacuum Pump

Thanks for the link and writeup, Rich. That should be very, very helpful... as soon as I order the second half of the rebuild kit. It's not at all obvious, lacking the manual writeup, as I was when I ordered, that *both* are needed for a full rebuild. I'd assumed they were for different

Re: [MBZ] OM617 Vacuum Pump

What came loose is the six bolts that hold the vacuum pump on to the engine block! All of them fell off, presumeably after being worked loose - for all I know, when I got the car two years and change ago, some of them might have already been gone; it's not something you normally check.

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 3, Issue 131

-Original Message- Evidently I'm blind, or didn't' realize that the vacuum pump would be under Brakes - though I recall looking under there. Maybe I didn't' page past parking brake. Because it totally IS there! Thanks! Stuart S. Message: 7 Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:39:24

[MBZ] OM617 Vacuum Pump

Hi, list! Yesterday, driving home, I heard an awful noise coming from the front of my car (w115 300D, OM617.910). As I pulled over, I noticed my power brakes were no longer power, and the car didn't shut off when I turned the key. Once I opened the hood, the reason was clear - the vacuum pump