Sorry guys had to mark my 1000th post here in the diesel forum. Now off to unfreeze my door locks [damn snow].

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

Have you seen those little key-fob things that have a flashlight and a heated metal probe to de-ice the lock? Saw one advertised the other day for about $3 and wondered if they work.

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

Really, never heard of those. Mine arn't too bad, a hot sponge around the tumbler housing for 30 seconds worked fine.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

congrats! Snow? What was that again? Isn't it white and cold?

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quoting 240DieselDog: "...the 115/240D is a better car than any that have since been built - that's *any* car from any automobile manufacturer."

Dang..I can't even remember my 1,000th post

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

cant you just hold a lighter under a spare valet keyso it heats up and stick it in and try that?

I'm going to let it thaw in the garage and spray some WD40 in there to displace and water that is freezing up. I wonder what the local auto parts store has to cure this problem.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

don't use oil....it attracts dust and dirt and will gum up the tumblers in time....or wear them prematurely....light dry heat (hairdrier) is better and safer.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

rubbing alcohol...
Call if you have problems.

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