OK, so Sunday evening I'm at the farm doing some work and it's getting dark. I finish up what I'm working on, load everything up and get in the wagon, fire up and start to head out.

No headlights. Bah...I pull the light switch out and it's apparent that a couple of the wiring connections are overheated and the back of the switch is badly melted. It's too late to try and fix so I spend the night at the farm and come into to town early the next morning sans headlights.

The wagon has the trailer on it so I leave her at home and take the SDL to the office. Fast forward 9 hours and now it's about 100°F and I'm getting into the SDL to go home only to discover that the igniton/steering lock has crapped out and now I cannot get the key to turn and start the engine.

After 20 minutes of diddling the key and steering wheel, I pull the instrument cluster and use a rubber-handled screwdriver to rap the lock assembly while trying to rotate the key. Guess what: it worked. After 5-6 firm wallops, the key turned and I started her up.

What a day!

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have been pondering a fix to my 123 with a bad steering wheel lock. after a long search, post #28 (bdkast) and post #31 (billa) seem to be the way i am leaning to fix problem. see Steering wheel lock problem

any thoughts greatly appreciated.

Leo, was that a ball peen screw driver or a claw driver? I used to hear those adjustable wrenches referred to in the Navy as Crescent hammers. It's not only important to have the right tool. You have to know how to use it correctly, eh?

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Absolutely!

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i found out today while removing the vac lines to the ARV and EGR that someone before me had plugged the rubber EGR line at the booster for the EGR... which ment me plugging the line closes to the EGR and then removing it did nothing since it was done before i did...

I just discovered that one of the tires on my pig cart trailer has a wart the size of my fist.

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Sunday night i was driving my diesel home from Temple. I get to my driveway and find my mailbox sitting on the ground. I punched the button on my Genie and the garage door would only come up halfway (one of the torsion springs broke I later found). Went into the house and some of the carpet was wet because the AC drain up in the attic had clogged up. So yesterday I called the AC tech to fix the drain, called the garage door repairman to replace the springs, then drove my diesel Golf to buy a new mailbox.

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Former owner of a few diesel MB cars
1998 Lexus ES 300 In Chicago We Trust

"On July 4, 2006, Mercury, the cosmic magician, turns retrograde in Leo, the sign of the Lion, sending communications, travel, appointments, mail and the www into a general snarlup! This awkward period begins a few days before the actual turning point (as Mercury slows) and lasts for three weeks or so, until July 29, when the Winged Messenger reaches his direct station. At this time he halts and begins his return to direct motion through the zodiac."

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and i was serious. oops!

You must have hit a BIG toad!

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

some days it just doesnt pay to get out of bed!

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

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Some days your the windshield

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You SERIOUSLY lucked out! I wish I could say I had! I would change that baby out before it locks up forever with the key in the #1 position! ... 'cause then you WON'T be able to get the key-cylinder out of it and when that happens, as I'm sure you know, you are toast! ... and in for one HUGE nightmarish ordeal! When they start sticking/locking up like that it is only a matter of time before you are taking the cluster out, taking off the steering wheel, lowering the column, and getting out the ol' Dremel tool and diamond bits! I don't even want to think about doing that in 100* heat!