I recently have had the onset of the trunk not unlocking with the door
keys when I unlock the driver's door.  Eventually, it did open after
jostling with the trunk lid for awhile, and I placed some stuff in the
trunk that I need to access NOW.  So, the keys that I have for the auto

ok, thanks tiger, i now have the 5 or 6 optic tubes figured out where
they go and where they come from.  still left is the 'ground wire'
looking fibre optic cable with the blue end on it.  don't know where it
goes.   any help out there?  thanks in advance...  -gary

I have a 1989 260E which has just completed 260,000 kilometres.
However, a few weeks ago, the odometer and trip meter stopped operating.
My mechanic says the odometer will have to be taken out and sent away for
repair - which in Mercedes speak sounds expensive!

I hit a deer with my '91 300D 2.5 the other day, necessitating
replacement of the grille.  I have the new part on hand, but I
can't figure out how to get the old grille off.  (I Googled this
newsgroup's archives for tips before posting, but the only advice

In my area roundabouts are rare but when I
venture to areas that have them I find them
very difficult - especially when they are used
for fairly fast traffic.

my car will run fine until its driven for about 30 minutes then it will
miss very bad, it seems its getting too much fuel, because it will start
to smoke black smoke, could this be the switch over valve, vacume advance
or what. I welcome any suggestions.

I have a W 123 (sedan) 1979 model,im asking about the possibilty of
changing body parts,like the back trunck,and the metal work under the
doors(the place where you insert the jack).
please feed back me.

Im considering a ten year old E-class for my dad. Therefore would like
to know if the engines are different in terms of durability and ease of
repair? The 220 seems to have manual gear and lower consumption though.
Any other differencies?

I just bought a 1974 240d.  Beautiful car, but the rear passenger-side
female end of the seat belt is broken.  Anybody have any suggestions
about where to find this part?  Thanks for any ideas.  We're about to
have kid #2 so I really need it.

(1987 300E)
I had a not entirely unexpected water pump failure today. The needle
touched the red line for perhaps 30 seconds before I could get safely
off the road.

On a very long trip my 88 190 E, after changing the gears on my auto stick
shift while at a stop sign started to sound as if it is hitting the drive
shaft or something. The sound and the feel of the clanka, clanka sound like
something under there is hitting something intermitently. ...

can someone help me figure out where all the little optic lines that go
to the console switches come from?  i see the main fiber optic line but
don't know where it goes to and how the switch lines connect to it.
don't recall it a bit when i was removing the dash...   duh....  please

I am thinking about buying a used mercedes c-type combi.
Probably a '97 maybe '98.
If i buy a diesel it will run forever i guess, but.....if i buy one
on regular fuel with about 125,000-150,000 KM's clocked.....

Not planned as such, but I made a long non-stop road trip recently in
my CLX.  When I reached home I found that I had driven 410 miles in
about 7 hours.  The MB comfort had made it an easy task.
Later I realised that it must be the longest continuous drive I have

My "friend" mixed some inadequately filtered veggie oil with diesel in
the tank of his 1982 300D turbo.  The car ran fine in the drive for 20
minutes, but started chugging & died once he got on the freeway.  Upon
inspection, his filters were clogged & it appears the injector pump