After trying two other switches I had on hand I'm now wondering do the windows motors fail? This window was working fine (well, maybe a little slowly) just yesterday, and this morning I tried it and it is not working at all. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!

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Will



72 280SEL
85 300CD 288k
00 E320 Wagon 4-matic 100k
11 E350 Wagon 4-matic 45k

73 VW Westfalia Camper
67 VW Westfalia Camper

66 Porsche 912

All:

If I could figure out how to delete this thread I would, because I'm embarrassed to say I didn't check the fuse before creating the thread, and it was indeed the fuse. Next time I will and thank you for your understanding.

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Will



72 280SEL
85 300CD 288k
00 E320 Wagon 4-matic 100k
11 E350 Wagon 4-matic 45k

73 VW Westfalia Camper
67 VW Westfalia Camper

66 Porsche 912

I think your thread is there for life, but good since it helps others. I spent time on my switches too, until I found with a multimeter that the source power was dropping when I tried to actuate. The problem was simply corrosion on the tips of the fuses. The give-away is that diagonal windows both stop working - FL & RR or FR & RL, since one fuse powers 2 diagonal windows. Same deal with my sun-roof. The copper (gold-plated?) fuses are supposed to be better than tin.

If the fuse blows again you probably have a short which may be due to a exposed wire somewhere in the neighborhood of where the wires go through the body to the door.

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06 E320 CDI 127K Miles
87 300TD 231K Miles

99 E300 269K Miles-Sold

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/365137-300d-e-proper-fuses.html

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

Oh, not to worry, I've asked way dumber questions here....

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

I thank you all for your support and level-headed guidance!

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Will



72 280SEL
85 300CD 288k
00 E320 Wagon 4-matic 100k
11 E350 Wagon 4-matic 45k

73 VW Westfalia Camper
67 VW Westfalia Camper

66 Porsche 912

......that's a pretty nice fleet you're running and obviously someone who must be a pretty dedicated MB'er......what's next on the "buy" list?

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'89 260e (212K Mi.), '92 400e (208K Mi.), '92 400e (not a misprint) (146K Mi.), '95 C220, '81 240D--Sold

thanks! yes, i love the 123's. not sure what's next, perhaps a 114/115 or some sort, or maybe a euro gas 123 coupe. lately i've been thinking about a regular or LWB 6-cylinder 108, like any 67-72 280 SE or SEL, but they seem to be a little hard to find. i have a very soft spot for 111 coupes also, but they have gotten so expensive i'll probably not be able to mess with another one of those. really though, i love everything from about 1959 to 1985. my daughter and wife drive the gas wagons most of the time, although i use the 98 for road trips. great cars, all of them.

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Will



72 280SEL
85 300CD 288k
00 E320 Wagon 4-matic 100k
11 E350 Wagon 4-matic 45k

73 VW Westfalia Camper
67 VW Westfalia Camper

66 Porsche 912