Mike - great questions! Hope my answers are worthy. 1. *"**When it starts and then dies does it start right up after you run the glow **cycle again? Or does it require a lot of cranking no matter how much you **"glow"? "*
No - it won't start no matter how much I crank unless I provide a boost on the throttle to keep it running or it will die again. 2. *"**Does your fuel tank get a vacuum on it after long trips? Does it **ever go on long trips? Do you baby it or do you drive it like you stole **it?"* I have never checked for a fuel tank vacuum, but removing the cap has never been difficult. I do NOT baby this car but do drive aggressively on occasion, although not like a fiend or a crook. 3. "*Are all of the clamps snug on all of the fuel lines? Is this the same **car with the leaky fuel filter banjo bolt?"* Yes, and all fuel leaks have been addressed and solved, except for a weeping gasket on the turbocharger. 4. *"Does the car start and stay **running better if you pump the primer on the injector pump a couple dozen times? Has there ever been veggie oil in the main fuel tank?"* * * Why would I pump the primer - should I? Neither engine nor car has ever run on veggie oil to my knowledge. Andrew 1983 and 1985 300TD On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Michael Canfield <[email protected]>wrote: > When it starts and then dies does it start right up after you run the glow > cycle again? Or does it require a lot of cranking no matter how much you > "glow"? Does your fuel tank get a vaccuum on it after long trips? Does it > ever go on long trips? Do you baby it or do you drive it like you stole > it? Are all of the clamps snug on all of the fuel lines? Is this the same > car with the leaky fuel filter banjo bolt? Does the car start and stay > running better if you pump the primer on the injector pump a couple dozen > times? Has there ever been veggie oil in the main fuel tank? > > Mike > On Dec 29, 2011 10:55 AM, "Thomas Savage" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 12/29/2011 8:56 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > >> My cigar hose is somewhat aged - could that be the prime suspect? > >> > > > > Maybe, but I'd guess not. In my case, the short hose was chewed up from > > the hose clamp eating into it at the same spot every 15,000 miles when > the > > filter was changed. The cigar hose doesn't see that sort of abuse. > > > > Tom > > > > ______________________________**_________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< > http://mail.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
