I use a leaf blower about every 3 months or so to blow the leaves, etc., out of those areas on my 124 and 126. 'Really oughta do it more often.
Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Raymond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:04 PM Subject: [MBZ] Water leak explained > The bad smell in my 240D has got to be from the water leak I noticed some time ago. So tonight I checked and sure enough the passenger side floor is wet. Under the hood in the channels where the hood hinges live I found enough compost to start Andrew's business. With my shop vac and a stiff piece of wire I removed a good chunk of that and managed to reveal and clear the drain holes in the bottom of the channels. With any luck and a couple days of driving the car will dry out and the smell go away.... > > Turns out my soft tire isn't actually soft. I guess I need to do some checking, I suspect I've got a bad tie rod end... > > -Curt > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
