Thanks very much to all who responded during the engine rebuild
tribulations that I have described hereon.  I appreciate all the
advice, it was all good and helpful.  The story has a good ending.
I picked up the car this afternoon from the shop, and was told by the

Does any one have a idea on how to get to and change the trunk hinges
this is making me nuts
thanks

I have a 1999 C280. The radio has never been any great shakes and now
I’d like to replace it. Its AM reception has always been horrible. I am
very pleased with the BOSE speaker system and do not want to replace them.
This radio has a built in Cassette tape and a CD player in the ...

Manipulative Marketing Under Attack
Tough economic times have brought out the activists (although some
are calling them whiners) to protest manipulative marketing.
Wednesday, protestors visited such diverse companies as

The power sun roof on my 98 e320 opens easily ( no binding} but will not
close .It is getting power thru the close switch.This happened several years
ago and some kind responder suggested that the timing was off and suggested
a proceedure that returned it to normal operation ...

The latest development in the ongoing saga of my engine rebuild is
that the shop finally determined that there was a failure within the
fuel injector pump that was causing the low power output.  The
technician replaced the part, but then couldn't get the engine

Per this pic, I think the part is called the primary injector pump.
That right-angle vacuum connector split on the back.  So I put a
little clamp on it.  No go.
I'm still having to manually stop the engine every time I park.

I have a 89 560SEL with original Blaupunkt radio.  it is slowly dying
on me.  I have shopped about 6 audio dealers and all of them quote me
700-900 bucks to install an entry level radio.  The radio itself is
about 150.00.  they whine about having to deal with a tuner and amp

Wife's SLK left rear wheel and tire are t an angle in at the top or out
at the bottom.
Ask the Dealer to adjust it from day one.
Four or five occasions. We've been told 1they are  all like that, or 2

Just installed one on my '92 300D's ratty looking
steering wheel. Nicely made, high quality piece of
merchandise. Looks and feels much better. FWIW,
just expressing my satisfaction.

I am putting together a Lust List for my eventual Benz collection.
First on my list is a car I used to own, 1994 320E. Loved that car.
But I also love the 560sl . Is there a range of years that are
particularly desirable. I'm not thinking in terms of collectors value so

Have a 1989 4 door 560 sel. My problem is, I have an oil leak. I found out
were it is leaking from, the question is as you look into the engine there
is a cylindrical pump on your right side. I am not talk about the cover for
the distributer, but on the right hand side. It has a ...

From 72 to 204 HP at 5 l/100km or 43 mpg
http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-44990.html#backToArticle=640264
The trick is a blackbox simulating the CAN-BUS signals for the engine:-)

87 300D 2.5T
Yesterday I turned off the car and it would not shut off.  So I put my
foot on the brake and shifted it into Drive to kill the engine
quickly.

I was just given a 1990 560 SEL with a misfire.  I narrowed the
problem down the fuel distributor, I think.  The outlet on the fuel
distributor that leads to the passenger side third cylinder from the
front, is not pumping out fuel, like the rest of the ports.  Any