I replaced fixed both my rear windows today. The plastic! sliding jaw that holds the regulator to the window broke on both windows, so the regulator was moving up and down, but the window wasn't. Anyway, I bought new sliding jaws ($7 a piece), but I couldn't get them on. Someone told me they have to be peened on, i.e., hammered down so they fit over the hole in the regulator. Anyway, that didn't work at all. I called a import repair shop in town and they told me it has to be riveted on and I should bring it. This made sense to me, as the original jaw didn't seem hammered in there, but rather riveted. Anyway, it cost me $20 per regulator (I had to take them out and bring them to the shop) but now both my rear windows work.

I had a question about starting the car though. As far as I know, this is what's supposed to happen: you turn the key, wait for the relay to quit whining, then you start the car. It shakes for like 30 seconds, you get the white smoke and diesel smell, then the engine runs smoothly, and you go. The white smoke I hear is because there's residual fuel, and that gets burned first, which is why is also smells of diesel. Now, is there any way to make that initial shaking/smoke/smell stop, or diminish?

Gabriel

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Gabriel
'91 350SD 162k
'83 300SD 210k - rear-ended and scrapped
'84 300SD 210k - totalled