And / or you could have a leak in a hose or o-ring that allows air in and so the fuel flows back to the tank. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC
On April 16, 2019 5:12:11 PM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >the "double head banjo bolt" that holds the overflow/return hose to the > >back of the IP is a check valve. They are not expensive to buy a new >one. There are also valves in the transfer pump. > >Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote on 4/16/19 3:59 PM: >> Oldest son had a weird occurrence the other day. He came home with >the fuel just on “reserve” - the light had just turned on a few miles >from home. He parked the car in the driveway, which is tilted down >maybe 10 degrees, with the rear of the car on the low end, nose >pointing up. >> >> The car sat for maybe a day and a half before he went to drive it >again. It wouldn’t start, but cranked mightily. >> >> He loosened the spin on fuel filter to find that it was about half >full. He rolled the car out into the street where it would be level, >filled the filter with diesel, and put the car on the charger as the >battery was tired from cranking. >> >> An hour to two later he came out, cranked, and it started right up. >He immediately went to the gas station and filled up, no problem since. >> >> We’re wondering if there is a check valve in the filter head or at >the injection pump that prevents fuel from leaking down that might be >bad? >> >> -D >> > > >_______________________________________ >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 _______________________________________ 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
