I have a 1986 190e that I love to death, but it's having some emotional problems.....hence the following:</P>


1. Engine overheats at idle - replaced thermostat...could it be a water pump?</P>


2. Had the transmission overhauled a year ago, but still having the "clunk" as my auto transmission shifts into reverse, then it's about all or nothing, engine guns when I lightly touch the pedal, and Im catapulted into space backwards....</P>


3. Power steering seems to be going out - is this possible? I have to crank to pull a hard turn, I have checked and topped off the fluid, and still no help.</P>


4. A/C only works when I have the defrost button pushed in to the left of the fan console. The button with the snowflake has no effect on the a/c. It also intermittently goes idle, I mean stops working, with no warning or reason. When I push the off button and on again, it goes back working....??? WEIRD.</P>


5. This car is in immaculate shape otherwise, inside and out. I love my baby Benz!!</P>


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Thanks for any suggestions!</P>


Mollie</P>

 

<FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color=blue size=3>HI!</FONT></P>


<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#0000ff size=3>I can help you with this:The overheat problem.....Dont waste your time...this is the rediator has to be changed because this mercedes has analuminum radiator and they cant be flushed out.So go buy a radiator and an other advice buy a good one ...BEHR or NIESSEN brands...I had the same problem and waited quiet a bit and bought one brand new on ebay for 180 dollars and the problem was solved..I put by myself ...and never worked on a car before...the repair shop was going to charge me 600 dollars between readiator and labor...so what is the hell I worked slow and wrote down where every piece gos and put back..it took me less than two hours......Hopefully this will help you.</FONT></P>

 

Thanks for the advice on the radiator.....now I just had another problem come up.....</P>


1. The rear driver door now does not open from the outside, just the inside, is this some kind of twisted child lock ? </P>


This car is starting to drive me crazy! hee hee, get it? </P>