Getting acquainted with my new 1998 E300D....noticed that heat was weak at idle but fine otherwise, so I figure I have a bad auxiliary water pump. But when I look at the pump, I find that the leads have been cut. Why on earth would anybody do this? I mean, if the AWP were causing some sort of problem and the PO didn't want to replace it, why not simply remove the connector?

Any ideas?

I'll call the dealer on Monday to see if anything shows up in the maintenance history.

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