wow... I truly hope that's not what's wrong with my car... cuz if that's the case, I'm sending it out to the pasture. There comes a point where the bleeding must stop!

Well at least now I have a subject that I can spend another few hours on this site researching!

There's actually a wrecking yard in the area that has a lot of old w124's, so I might give them a call. Chances are they will be picked over.

Thanks again for your help, dean.