Folks,

Second time posting this because the computer ate my entire previous 30 min. long post...

This one won't be so eloquent...

Just bought a 1998 E300TD, have questions on the climate control, engine, etc...

The climate control is the most annoying. Is it normal for the air to blow from the vents when the setpoint is lower than the outside temp and throught the defrost when the setpoint is higher?

I'm also getting no heat. There's 11.some volts showing at the dual heat control valve but I'm feeling one hot hose and one not so hot hose. Could it be the aux pump? Is it rebuildable?

Are the window switches repairable? The auto function works sometimes and sometimes not. Is there some sort of torque sensor in the window that can be adjusted?

How do I remove the seat adjusting switch panel?

How do I remove the console panel to get at the window switches?

How do I change the front, side marker lamps?

The engine seems to knock loudly and bounce around quite a bit when started cold. Is this normal or could it be a bad injector or glow plugs?

And just a basic question: What's the engine designation? Someone told me 606 but I think there's a decimal after that as well...

Thank you all for your help!

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250