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Thanks for your comment Druk - yes it does have cruise control. I shall test it this weekend..

I've just seen a couple of YouTube clips and they quite clearly show there is a linkage arm which is missing from my car. I would appreciate if someone could give me the part number for this?

My car feels like it is only firing on a couple of cylinders (as there's hardly any power even when the pedal is fully down, resulting in very slow acceleration, but then it does gradually pick up speed) so to start off I’m, planning on removing the dizzy caps to give them a clean, or replace if...

Many thanks for the info. I've had a look but can't see where it should go? There is a possibility that it was replaced, but not thrown away? Whereabouts should I be looking?

I had the bonnet up this morning and laying down the right-hand side of the engine bay, tucked in lengthways, I could see a wire with no home. I grabbed it only to find the other end was not attached to anything either!?? The last work I had done on the car was a new accelerator cable a...

Problem solved MB told me to check the rod links and joints that are attached to where the accelerator cable comes in, to see if they have dried out or are sicking. They seemed fine. However I could see that a small 2mm pipe was sticking out... so i looked for a hole and found one in a larger...

I had the accelerator cable replaced a few weeks ago after it had stretched, and the pedal hasn't felt the same since - it now feels very stiff.. When it was first changed it was fine (light & very responsive), but then after 2 miles of driving it would suddenly go stiff, like it had...

Problem resolved. I had the car dropped off at a friends body & repair garage. He assisted the glass repair man and found no evidence of rust when the old screen was removed. The drainage holes have been cleaned by an indi. These were blocked and as a result water was coming in through the...

I've been informed that there is a document detailing the locations of all the drainage holes on the R129.. Anyone heard of such doc?

Ok thanks GP801 & Glassman. A bit of a worry! As soon as we've passed the April showers i'll get it checked out..

Thanks for your help guys. There was some gunk on both sides, so cleaned out. However, there looks like there is water further down, which looks pretty tricky to get too. I need to work out how to get there as there could be another blockage further down.. Attached are the pics of both bottom...

I have a similar issue with water coming in - possibly through the bottom corners of the windscreen?? This morning stuck in traffic (and heavy rain!) i noticed that when i edged my 1991 SL forwards water poured into the car from where the bonnet release is located in the passenger foot-well - i...

I think that would be a great help to eliminate any uncertainty, as it does seem a simple solusion! Just for the record the indie did the following: Read the fault codes, which advised that the roof was out of sync - in otherwords the car didn't know what position the roof was in. By clearing...

*Problem Resolved* Took the car (with the new 2nd-hand roof ECU) to Cayman Auto Services in Dorking at the weekend - he read all the codes and re-sync the windows. Finally the roof now works! Just in time for the snow to arrive! Just need to get the rear coil spring sorted & the front bearing...

I've managed to find a roof ecu from a breaking SL where the roof was functioning ok. I disconnected the -ve battery and swapped them over... The roof switch light has gone out :) however the roll bar light flashes and the roll bar light is still on the dash. I've tried reading the codes, but...

Because the roof was not responding they sent it to BAA for testing. Unfortunately it is not repairable, as the electric board is badly burnt! 100% the guy who sold me the car swapped the ECU for the broken one he talked about!! I am sure karma will catch up with him...!! So either i splash out...

I'll find out Neil.

Colin Ferns have confirmed the roof ECU needs refurbishing for starters... Won't see the car until after xmas/new year. Will keep you posted.. So for the time being... have a merry Christmas all !!

Cheers H. Booked in at Richmond for next week..

So, Neil arrived with a working roof ECU, i disconnected the battery and swapped the ECUs over... reconnected battery, opened both doors and turned the ignition so all dash board lights were on.. The difference this time was that the roof switch & roll bar switch were no longer glowing. So i...