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1989 190e Drivers Seat and the Left Rear power window do not work

May 11, 2008 Dear Benz Guru and wise one, I just purchased a 1989 190e with 152,000 miles. Here are issues I found out. 1) The power drivers seat do not work. It will only slide forward but not backward, and the upper recline does not move forward. 2) The Left Rear power window do not work at all. 3) The Drivers door does not Lock/Unlock at all. 4) The headlights flash and a clicking sound under the front passenger dash side occurs when unlocking and locking the car with the passenger door lock. 5) The hood and car top clear coat has peeled off. I was thinking of a whole car paint job with Earl Scheib or MAACO auto paint. The original paint color is a light blue metallic. I was thinking of having the car repainted to a light grey color. Your thoughts please.

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Body and Interior Specific Aid

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Chassis Model Number

W201

300TD wagon, side window replacement problems

I am replacing the glass side rear window. My problem is in fitting the rubber seal into the "L" shaped frame that mounts to the vehicle. The glass itself fits into the rubber seal. The problem is in aligning and inserting the rubber seal into the "L" shaped frame. I have tried mild heat, glycerin, soapy water, at least five different brands of silicone spray, and finally electrical cable lube used in pulling wires through conduit. In every case I have used small flat tools in trying to work the seal into the "L: frame. Nothing has worked and this problem is driving me nutz!!

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Body and Interior Specific Aid

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Chassis Model Number

W123

Remove marine bulb style hand pump?

Installed the auxillary fuel pump and it works greats. My question: I also have a marine style bulb hand pump installed, when I bypassed the stock hand primer pump last year. Should I remove it? Can it handle the pressure the auxillary pump produces? The bulb pump seems pretty plump but it's holding, no leaks. Will it eventually burst or can I just leave it alone for now? I'm planning on a 700 mile road trip next weekend and would like to wait to replace it if I can. I've ran about 150 miles since I've installed the auxillary fuel pump and no problems. Thanks, Keith

Chassis Model Number

W115

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SVO Fuel Conversion Specific Aid

'87 300DT with coolant, oil pressure, and fuel guage malfunction

Hi: I have an '87 300DT with the 124 chassis. Has been running fine. The problem: the gauges for the coolant, oil pressure, and fuel all dropped to zero. The combination relay (part 201 821 00 47) is vibrating and making noise. Replaced the relay with the identical part with no improvement. Fuses are all good. I am about to test the sender units for the above guages. Any ideas? Thanks much, Pat

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Diesel Engine Specific Aid

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Chassis Model Number

W124

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