Re: Help, *power everything* NOT

[raf40@oes.amdahl.com (Richard Funnell)]

>Ok a few questions re: my 87 5KS:
>        What can I do about a dirty, falling down headliner (that won't clean
>out my bank account)- do not suggest brainwashing.

I chickened out and had an upholstery shop reattach mine, and even they had
trouble.

>        Next is it possible to restitch old, not very pliable leather seats
>myself? or If not, where can I get covers?

I'd start by giving them a thorough treatment with Lexol cleaner and
conditioner (2 separate items) to make it more flexible.  If you can figure
out how to get the leather off the seat, you could sew it with an awl, I
suppose.  However this turns out, use Lexol regularly and you'll minimize
that type of problem.  I pay special attention to seams when I treat my
leather, even under the seat covers.

I put good quality sheepskin covers on both my cars.  They look good (match
the color properly) and are very comfortable in hot or cold weather.  I
really don't like the way they slide around on the seat, but the urQ seats
have plenty of bolster to control that, and the other car doesn't matter as
much.

>        Lastly, My vaccuum doorlocks started making a weird humming soound a
>couplwe months ago, the they started actiing erratically, they wouldn't
>unlock or they would unlock then relock *or* they would king of fight me
>trying to unlpock the doors to the point that I had to hold the key in
>the unlocked position to I opened the door. *NOW* they just stopped
>working, I occasionally hear the humming but there is no detectable
>locking action going on, *sigh* I'm losing my optional accessories one by
>one in a slow agonizing process.  A/C, sunroof, windows, doorlocks, power
>seat memory, I need help!!!
>Stefanie

Sounds as if your vacuum pump has gone south.  The tubing interconnecting
the system can create some interesting special effects when that happens.
I've heard someone sprayed WD40 (I think) into his pump and it's worked
since.  I took mine apart when it failed, and spent much time trying to fix
it.  I ended up replacing it.  Big $$ new.

Richard Funnell,
San Jose, California
'83 urQ
'87 560 SL