OK - this is weird - went back out and opened the fuel cap - it went
wooosh - put the cap back on got in and started it. It started as usual -
and didn;t want to rev above 1500 - so I kept increaseing the spms slowly
until it was running normally! Rand it down the sttreet and around the
block - you can really feel that turbo coming on!
Went back and opened the fuel cap again - no woosh this time.
Perhaps I have some algae in the tank? I think I should put some
anti-algaecide then change the main filter after a week or so and the
prefilters after a day or 2.- then change the prefilter again after a week?
But this is weird - first OK Don has a strange problem after 100s of miles
running perfectly - then it repairs itself - now my car (same except for the
year) does something similar!
Thanks for your help!!
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Werner Fehlauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Help - What did I do?
Larry - I thought you said you had some filters from your 123? The
in-line
should work just fine. And it will block before the big main can, almost
always.
Or, just go out and start it back up and hope whatever blocked the fuel
line
has dropped off!
(the white smoke would suggest to me that you weren't getting much fuel
into
the cylinder - and don't want to think about what else causes white
smoke!)
Werner
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Help - What did I do?
Nope, haven't changed any filters yet. Also, I loosened the coolant cap
(just in case) and it didn;t change anything. I really can't see the
loose
coolant cap doing anything significant to the engine - the poor running
happened before the engine warmed up even a little - and yesterday it ran
perfectly at all temps. Actually, the cap wasn;t *real* loose - it may
have
been tight enough to allow pressure to build.
I agree with the fuel filter suggestion - might run to the dealer if I
start
feeling better - pain came back a little while ago - feels like someone
driving a nail thru my ankle every 15 seconds. No fun. Unless
aftermarket
filters are acceptable? Or maybe I;ll call Rusty - get a couple of main
filters and a couple of prefilters
I'll try to change the prefilter - and try to pour the contents in a
glass
to see if there's anything suspicious.
Thanks for your help -
BTW - I went back to read OK Dons thread - but his seemed to have fixed
itself. Maybe mine will self-heal?
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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