Brrrrrrrrr frozen feet....

1986 300SDL.

I am having issues with no heat to the driver's side footwheel. My ACC is good, blows heat out other vents where heat is supposed to EXCEPT the driver's side footwheel.

Is there a vent flap that I need to pry out to let heat to dirver side?

Help...

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1987 300SDL 314K mi, counting; #22 Head
1999 E300Turbo 405K original miles
1997 E320 180K mi (Son's)
2002 ML320 (Son's)
1998 S320 140K mi (Son's) sold
1985 300SD 311K mi
1984 300D 324K mi (killed by a hit-n-run turd)
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It's probably a broken plastic link to a driver's side damper door. My late, departed 300SDL did that, and I found it easier to prop the damper door open using a carefully bent coat hanger and pushing it up inside the plenum than to remove gawd-knows how much plenum to put on a new linkage. But then, my threshold of adventure was fairly low, and you may have better luck.

Check your pod too. Those things have a nasty penchant to break..

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

I replaced the pods with new ones. I took the dash completely out and replaced all the pods during the summer. I think the vent flap may have got stuck.

On the center vent above the radio, there are three vents with levers. Is the middle lever control the vents? This middle lever is stuck and would not move either left or right. The other two vent lever move freely.

Thanks

Patrick

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1987 300SDL 314K mi, counting; #22 Head
1999 E300Turbo 405K original miles
1997 E320 180K mi (Son's)
2002 ML320 (Son's)
1998 S320 140K mi (Son's) sold
1985 300SD 311K mi
1984 300D 324K mi (killed by a hit-n-run turd)
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This is a common problem on the W126.

I've got it on both the '84 and '86.

I really wish someone would dig into it and fix it properly, but I have the suspicion that it's a lot of work. I believe the bellcrank disenages from the door.

My footwell "door" is propped open too.

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83 SD

84 CD

Mine has this problem too. I replaced the pod, but the flap still isn't opening. I thought about just propping the thing open permanently, but wouldn't that reduce the intensity of the defroster?

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-Brian

1984 300SD, 375XXX miles, Light Ivory w/ Palomino TEX

JimH,

This is what I am thinking. Where do you insert coat hanger to prop the damper door?

I removed the footwheel panel but could not see any damper/flap to pry open. I don't want to disassemble the center console ever again.

Thanks

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1987 300SDL 314K mi, counting; #22 Head
1999 E300Turbo 405K original miles
1997 E320 180K mi (Son's)
2002 ML320 (Son's)
1998 S320 140K mi (Son's) sold
1985 300SD 311K mi
1984 300D 324K mi (killed by a hit-n-run turd)
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just for S's & G's press both the econ button and the full force button and see what happens. My footwell will work if I do that, but not if I just push econ.

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 325k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "Millennium Falcon" 231k+ @ 24 Mpg
95 E300D, "Sherley" 308k @ 33.69 Mpg, currently anticipating a head
99 Suzuki Intruder "Trudy" @ 45 mpg

I'll try it tomorrow. Thanks Thayer

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1987 300SDL 314K mi, counting; #22 Head
1999 E300Turbo 405K original miles
1997 E320 180K mi (Son's)
2002 ML320 (Son's)
1998 S320 140K mi (Son's) sold
1985 300SD 311K mi
1984 300D 324K mi (killed by a hit-n-run turd)
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