I second that motion! Benzmac said it all. i fixed my climate control last weekend by doing the same as described above. although there is a 50% chance that this will solve your problem it is well worth it. why sped hundreds of dollars when you don't have to.
Good luck and keep us posted!
Adam

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Current Stable:
01 ML55 AMG
92 500E (a few mods)
87 300E (lots of mods)
00 Chevy 3500HD Diesel Box Truck
68 18' Donzi Marine
06 GT i-Drive7 1.0 Mountain Bike (with GPS!)

PREVIOUSLY OWNED:83 300SD, 87 420SEL, 88 420SEL, 90 420SEL, 86 560SEL, 86 190E 2.3-16V AMG, 94 E320