hey everyone... last night i pulled apart the carpeting on the side of my center console (driver's side). i noticed a foamy tube with a wire spring in it that appears to be broken. anyone have any idea what this is? and should it be repaired?

first picture is a closeup, 2nd is zoomed out a bit. it's a 1995 E320 wagon.

cheers
eric

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1995 E320 Sportline Wagon "Bernard"
black on black leather

http://i.imgur.com/BdZ7jM3.png

That is the drain tube for the A/C.

I second that -

Because I did not find one around I replaced a crumbling ( foam) drain with a regular rubber hose. has been working fine for three years now.

so the idea is that it drains any condensation produced from the AC?

is it i necessary to replace? i imagine if you don't replace it, and you use the AC a lot, you'd end up with water in the floorboards?

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1995 E320 Sportline Wagon "Bernard"
black on black leather

http://i.imgur.com/BdZ7jM3.png

I have a wagon just like it. It's the drain tube alright. There's a pair: The other one is on the passenger side. You should replace it. Any rubber hose will do. When you operate the A/C, water collects on the evaporator. Lots of water if you live in a hot, humid place. If you have gravity (what's that?) the water will run downhill. As an alternative you can remove all the carpeting and the felt until you have a bare floor. Then you wipe up the water using my special absorbent towels. Looks like Kleenex. I can supply it to you for $500.00 per roll of 20 towels. I'll write "Mercedes" on it.

hahaa. funny! okay. sounds like a good idea. ill get it replaced eventually. i live on the beach in Los Angeles, so i rarely use AC - prefer my windows. nonetheless, i have a rust-free car, and don't want that to change!

and ill pass on your monogramed MB kleenex

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1995 E320 Sportline Wagon "Bernard"
black on black leather

http://i.imgur.com/BdZ7jM3.png

"Live on the beach" ? Please clarify that: Like a beach-bum? and if so, where do you park? Is that why you bought a wagon? They have 6 1/2 feet with the rear seat down and the rear seat cushion removed. Or are you one of the guys in "Two and a half men". Is that the Mercedes they are talking about? Last I heard, you traded it in for another model just like it because you heard that "banging noise".
P.S. Last time I was at Marina Del Rey, they charged me $2.00 per foot for moorage. I thought that was outrageous. But it was a very nice place.

hah, sometimes i wish i lived in my car so i wouldn't have to pay outrageous rent! i have an apartment overlooking the marina on one side and the beach on the other side.

i didn't know marina had any moorings, just slips. the slips are at the cheapest, $25/ft/month. and as far as i know, the area outside the breaker is a free anchorage, just very rocky. the few boats out there are owned by crackheads according to our local sheriff.

what kind of boat do you have? im an avid sailor.

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1995 E320 Sportline Wagon "Bernard"
black on black leather

http://i.imgur.com/BdZ7jM3.png

An old Swan. The boat's ok - the skipper is a chicken.

wow! fancy! i must say, im jealous.

i used to run some Nautor Swan charters out of St. Martin. Swan's are great!

id love to see pictures of your boat and wagon if you have any!

ekstarr@mindspring.com

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1995 E320 Sportline Wagon "Bernard"
black on black leather

http://i.imgur.com/BdZ7jM3.png

Don't be jealous: I'm too old and my wife has CRS (Can't remember sh--). The Benz I traded for a Subaru and had to fix it before I could drive it. The boat was bought for me by Mobil Oil because they sank my homebuilt one. You live at a beautiful place, you are young and California weather is so much better!

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