I love this board... sigh...
Thanks for the suggestions of things to try. Will do that.
Fisherman, I have not been able to manipulate the CD manual at ALL. Meaning, I can't cut, paste, print, email, save... nothing. It seems to be 'read only'. It would be REALLY handy to print a page now and then and take it to the car!
As far as the mechanic.... finding one you REALLY like is difficult! Probably easier to find a mate! We had a mechanic that was great, but he quit doing that type of work due to health problems. Since then we have tried several but haven't been completely satisfied with any of them. Picking this mechanic had nothing to do with gender... I just called a place that specialized in diesels, they told me they had a Mercedes specialist, so that sounded good. I don't think I even found out she was female till the second visit, and it was a bit of a surprise. "Oh, you're a GIRL dragon!" (You have to have seen Shrek for that to make any sense). What I do like about her is that a) she is absolutely passionate about these older Mercedes diesels, and b) she is very chatty so we pick up lots of tips! She is actually off work now due to surgery, but we have asked if we can pay her for some technical advice only (not just the airconditioning).
LarryBible, if it doesn't work out with this mechanic, do you think your daughter could have a look??
