Sorry for not getting back with more info on this sooner guys. I ended up going to my friendly independant Mercedes Parts store and he had the correct hose. I don't think he even looks at the numbers, he just knows which one fits my car. I ordered the original hose in the first post from AZ ******** (My apologies to Phil and the Fastlane guys) and it was the same number that was listed on their website, so I do not know what the deal was with that hose. The bending on it was too straight and too far off to have been bent incorrectly. I think that it was stocked incorrectly or something and it just went to a different car. Hey Billybaru, what's up. I did finally put the "T" for my coolant return at the auxilliary pump. It was not as difficult as I thought it would be and your post at Frybrid definately helped me to feel that I could get it done. Unfortunately, I did not really notice an appreciable shortening of warm up time even with the pump wired to always be on. Oh well, it was fun anyway to try. Also, nice job on the engine pull and flex disc replacement. I really do not look foward to ever having to pull my engine. I'd like to meet you sometime, however we live pretty far apart. See you in the ether(net).

Thanks to all you guys and ladies for just being the nice people that you are,

Gilbert