A long story short...I need to get into the trunk of my 79 240D; without the key that is. The trunk is unlocked, or would be if the vacuum system were working properly, and I can get into the car, ie, the doors are unlocked.
When I turn the key off the car will eventually shut off if all the doors are locked, but the trunk will only unlock manually.

Any ideas, or am I destined to bust the lock, and if so, any suggestions on knocking it out?

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83 240D parting out
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Search for a post on whacking just to the right of the lock assy with a 4x4 piece of wood (padded) while somebody pulls up on the trunk.
Haven't tried it, but it was discussed recently.....

Here it is:

1982 240D Trunk won't open

Or the more drastic approach:

Still cant open trunk. two weeks. No tools

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Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

You could locate the trunk vacuum line and suck on it to see if the leak lies elsewhere. If it does, you should be able to open it by sucking either with you mouth or a Mityvac.

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1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
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You can also go in thru the med kit.

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And do what?

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Yup, look for the tee in the yellow/green vacuum line on the passenger's side floor. One of those lines goes to both the fuel door and the trunk.

There was a post on here about it on here. I distinctly remember they removed the med kit and used a pole with a coat hanger hook on the end. Thats all I remember and it may have been on a 126

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

You're supposed to remove the med kit and its pan (two screws), then poke a stick through the hole into the trunk and use a wire attached to the end of the stick to trip the latch. If you use the search function you will find it.

Jeremy

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Are you locked on the inside of the trunk lid, or on the outside of it....?

Nick

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Short answer
fix the vacuum system or "bust the lock", Hummm

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

I wish I were inside.

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Resurrected Nov 2010 - 79 240(SD) with 83 617 engine and 4 speed manual, 2.88 rear and 2.5" straight pipe unknown mileage (Salmon)
83 240D parting out
96 Dodge Cummins 5 sp 4X4 long bed - 310k

http://flickr.com/photos/11103112@N03/

I'll try the 4X4 first, then suck on the the vacuum line; if that doesn't work I'll go fishing through the first aid kit hole. Barring all those I'll smash the right tail light out and remove the bolts to the hinge through that hole and the first aid kit hole.

fyi. Fixing the vacuum leak isn't an option until I get some parts thanks to some A**hole that busted my drivers door lock last night.

I'll let y'all know what worked.

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Resurrected Nov 2010 - 79 240(SD) with 83 617 engine and 4 speed manual, 2.88 rear and 2.5" straight pipe unknown mileage (Salmon)
83 240D parting out
96 Dodge Cummins 5 sp 4X4 long bed - 310k

http://flickr.com/photos/11103112@N03/

Do you know what an air chisel is ?

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Found the thread, it was by FUNOLA back in july.

Breaking into 123 trunk W/O breaking anything

www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=194141

This is the one opening with a stick going through the first aid kit area.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Well, this is a bit embarrassing, but I gotta tell ya. The damn keys were in the trunk. I fished ‘em out with a pole through the first aid kit hole, and well, used ‘em to open the trunk. Good thing I didn't go the chisel route first.

Now I’ll focus on the vacuum problem.

Thanks for all the advice. I learned a lot from this post that I’m certain to use at some point down the road; hopefully, on someone else’s, Benz.


Hey Charmalu, I still haven't found time to pull that radiator out of the box. New years project...

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Resurrected Nov 2010 - 79 240(SD) with 83 617 engine and 4 speed manual, 2.88 rear and 2.5" straight pipe unknown mileage (Salmon)
83 240D parting out
96 Dodge Cummins 5 sp 4X4 long bed - 310k

http://flickr.com/photos/11103112@N03/