Here's a heads up for all you W123 owners. I was doing some maintenance on my 300D over the weekend and I took a look at the area where the hood springs and hinges conceal into when you close the hood. This is one heck of a collecting area for who knows what. It looks like a great place for rust to get its evil grip if you have any crud in there. I found a great way to clean it out by taking a piece of old garden hose and taping it to my shop vacuum. You need something small like that hose to get it there to thoroughly clean out that space. You'll probably have to unclog the hose from time to time since it may be smaller in diameter than the crud you'll vacuuming out. Then take a stiff piece of wire and rod out the drain holes that are actually there. Something to get started on before bad weather sets in and before whatever you may have there in those "pockets" turns into some thick stew that'll be a real pain to clean out.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012