Hi fellow Benz enthusiasts.


My '87 W124 300TD wasn't shuting off, so i was opening the hood and using the stop lever. When i was lazy, i would stall it... I did this for a few months.


This morning I had a bit of time so i changed the vacuum actuator. It went ok and the engine now stops.


The problem is the stop lever stays in the stop position, the car doesn't start again...


If i remove the vacuum line the lever goes back up and the car starts.


With the vacuum line disconected, the stop lever works ok, it comes back as it should.


It looks like the key assembly is sending too much vacuum or vacuum for too long so the lever doesn't come back after stoping the engine...


Even after an hour the actuator and line are still holding vacuum, and the stop lever is down.


Where should i go from here?


Any feedback greatly apreciated.