1975 300D Seat Cushion Horse Hair Replacement
All of the horse hair for my seat cushions are shot. Any ideas on replacement without the expense of OEM horse hair pads?
Thanks.
W116, Body and Interior Specific Aid
'85 300D antenna sometimes gets stuck
On it's way down my antenna gets stuck. What's the best course of action?
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'85 cam on my '79 300SD head?
In the midst of installing the > $600 worth of stuff I bought off the site :-) and am curious about your take on cam. The '79 300SD had the lowest HP of the 617 turbo run and 85's the highest. Folks on some of the chat boards are suggesting I put an 85 cam and cam tower on the head once I get it back from the shop. Thoughts? that and know where a guy might get a good '85 cam/towers?
Thanks!
Ben near Detroit
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
wasn't sure where to post but....
my DAD'S 86 300SDL Turbo lives on in part because of you and your Angels!
Thanks
May the new year bring happy memories of days gone by...,
and dreams of what the future can bring...
Thank You
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Opus
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Engine
Diesel Injection Pump Timing
Timing tends to retard over time with wear and chain stretch
1985 300D water leak
Despite replacing the windshield and rear window seals, the door window seals and the sunroof seals, water still puddles on the floor of the front passenger compartment. I have looked at the drains under the hood hinges. They seem to be clogged but I can't get a wire very far into them and it seems impossible to blow them out with compressed air. Where do they exit? Can one clean them from the underside? The repair manual on CD I got from Mercedes is no help. A lot of the information (visuals)on that CD is very bad quality. Where else should I look for possible water entrance points?
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Body and Exterior Trim
Troublesome Trunk Seal Leaks
Be sure to look UNDER the trunk seal - you might be surprised!
1983 300SD Rear Windshield Size Different From 1985 300SD ?
I wanted to replace the rear windhshield in my 1983 300SD with a better one which came out of a 1985 300SD. I purchased the new seal made by Meyle from Mercedessource. The auto glass place was not able to install it because the 1985 glass is about 1" longer than the old one out of the 1983. Both cars are W126 models. Is there a series of years which will fit one but not the other? Is it possible to buy a new glass at a reasonable price? If yes where?
Thank you
Dieter
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1980 300SD Speedo cable voltage??
1980 300SD the speedometer cable gets very hot in a short period of time and starts smoking? What is going on? Very Strange. Any ideas?
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86 SDL TURBO My Rears are better but now I have a water problem!
OK I fixed my rear suspension with help from here
and I fixed my seat for my rear with the seat fixer from here.
Great instructions and as Kent says "try the seat before installing"
Trully a HUGE differance....
But (no joke intended)
I discovered that the carpet was soaking wet at the two fastening points
at the back of the seat.
We had some rain so I thought that was the issue.
Dried everything and reinstalled the seat
(make sure you put the plastic trim on 1st)
Drove around and guess what ?
It was wet again!!!