Two things come to mind, but neither might be related - you get what you pay for!
1 - I bought a '76 300D once for the rust free NV body because the PO thought the engine needed to be rebuilt because it was hard to start. I found my 10,000 mile factory crate engine hard to start once transplanted from the rusted out body to this one. I found a spot where the steel line from the tank turns upward in the engine compartment that had rubbed against the frame and worn a small hole. Cut the line there, spliced it with a short piece of fuel hose, and never had any trouble starting the car again (until the start died that is). The downside to this explanation is that the car ran great once it was started, it just lost the prime and took forever to get enough fuel to the IP to start, so this is probably not your problem, though I'd look at every inch of the fuel delivery (and return) path. 2 - is the vent for the fuel tank clear? No air in, no fuel out. They can become clogged and cause all kinds of hard to diagnose trouble. -- OK Don "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin 1775 "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://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
