I just bought a 1989 Mecedes  147000 miles on it   Very clean car runs
well so far but it shifts a bit hard from 1st to 2nd gear. Is that
normal?
Also- where should the Temp gauge stabilize after warm up in summer

I notice that my 1989 300E gets warm very quickly. In about a half
mile the temp gauge is already passed 40 but it does stabilize around
80 or alittle above that. Is that normal?   Can I get a thermastat
that opens at a lower temp so it runs cooler.  I’m not familiar with

What is a good repair manual I can purchase for the 300E?

I have a great '91 190 E - just had a head gasket put in, 89K- beautiful
shape.
When the gas  gets to about 1/4 full, it starts hestitating after stopping-
then gets worse as it gets lower on gas until it stalls out at every stop.

I can only hear my radio when I open the door.  The radio works but
the sound in the driver side speakers is on and off.  I was told that
this happens a lot in European designed cars which is solace.  Has
anyone else had this problem?  Is it a dealer only repair? Any

Does it run down the passenger side or the drivers side?

The alarm system on my 86 300SDL was hypersensitive,  so I
disconnected it by unplugging the two black connectors to the alarm
controller, under the passengers foot rest. I first unplugged the
smaller (lower) one, but that caused a lot of clicking after a while,

Does it run down the passenger side or the drivers side?

My wife's key recently stopped working on our '99 E320 wagon and, after
trying a new battery in the fob with no success,  we purchased a new key
from the dealer.   Subsequently I've heard that these keys usually don't
break or wear out, but that they 'time out', i.e., they only ...

I just tried to buy a C-Class DVD but have been told they sell
information online now.
http://www.service-and-parts.net/dcagportal/DCAGPortal/portal.action
Pricing is for EPC 15 EUR per year, online access to repair manuals

I think I have a very small leak in my radiator, probably at the
bottom, not at hose connections.  It is losing a small amount of
coolant, maybe 2 qts a month.  I think I can see what appears to be a
wet spot at the bottom of the radiator, but no actual drips.

I have an old thread called  Oil Spots on an Air
Filter  that is in the process of being deleted "
Error! newsgroup server responded: Bad article
number," so I'll take over here.

’84 300SD. 250k miles.
I picked this car up recently and have been sorting through the
problems. I changed the oil and adjusted the valves. Did a lot of the
little stuff like fixing the door switches so the buzzer would come on

I bought a 1984 300D parts car that has aluminum wheels that look like the
steel wheel that you see with hub caps.
Are they anything special?
Thanks

ODS makes your vehicle run on less gas.  How?
http://www.extra150miles.com