Originally Posted by 83-240D

after 3 hours the temp needle hardly moved. the uninsulated hood was not warm and before i plugged in i made the discovery that someone again has had a better idea and grafted a new(really old grungy looking plug) onto the old wires and evidently the elec tape was not styrong enough to keep the wires from corroading.

note to self.....
add another project to the list.
new heater plug. will any three prong plug do?
move ahead of reset or replace parking brake cables which are rusted per the indy.
new lower pan gasket--although the parts near the pan won't rust anytime soon.
figure out why the radio quit when i cleaned the contacts on the fader.
hey...does the rear window defroster work?? okay gotta check that.
hood release cable. yeah gotta get that opening on a regular basis with the apparent high oil consumption just discovered.
get a copy of the only key to the car made.

hey the sunroof won't leak. its caulked!!


lets see....scrape and paint bathroom ceiling where the water collected 4 years ago.

finish cleaning the backyard where i cleaned the flower planter of over 100 iris bulbs(put on list for e/o year not ev 3 yrs.

get down on the workout bench and take out frustrations on it.
ride stationary bike and build up knee strenght again.



well time to surf somemore. wonder what is on the mercedes shop forum.