Maybe I've fixed this?
Yesterday I diagnosed the fuel leak as poor seal at the fuel filter, which is next to the second fuel pump. Had a new filter, so installed that with new copper washers at the banjo fitting, fuel leak fixed. Car started with no issues about 7 or 8 times (other than the cranking to fill up the new fuel filter canister). Drove it around a bit, engine runs strong and smooth, that was yesterday evening. This morning it started fine when stone cold. Maybe the old fuel filter was getting plugged up? I'm sceptical that a fast drip leak at the fuel filter would cause a no start condition. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jan 27, 2020 9:56:53 AM Meade Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com>: > Well I bought some starter fluid, and then immediately tried it and > the car started right up and stayed running. I wish I had tried to > start without using the starter fluid to make sure it was still a > "no-start" condition. > > Once started, the CE light was no longer lit. I put on my code reader > at the diagnostic plug, got a few codes at pins 8 and 14, mostly > errors in communications between various gasser modules which are > mysterious to me. Cleared all the codes. Shut down the car, and it > immediately re-started no issues, no CE light. > > Waited a bit, and then it would not start. Tried to listen for the > fuel pump, could not hear anything when the ignition was turned on > (should the pump run all the time when the ignition is turned on, or > does it run for just a bit to build pressure, or does it wait to run > until the starter is cranking?). > > I tapped on the relay for the fuel pump, made no difference. Gave it > another shot of go juice, and it started with difficulty, actually it > took two shots of go juice. > > Got down next to the car at the fuel pump, I think I could hear it > running, also observed a drip of fuel, so need to pull off that cover > and see what's leaking. > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > Jan 26, 2020 7:36:11 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > > > > > Inline spark tester is a beautiful thing. I don't remember what I paid for > > mine but it's absolutely worth it. > > Curt > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > > > On Sun, Jan 26, 2020 at 6:57 PM, Craig via Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: On Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:59:20 +0000 (UTC) Max Dillon via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Curt, that's a simple test. I don't have any starter fluid, have > > > to buy some. > > > > > > > > > > Yes, you may use starting fluid on a gasoline engine ... > > > > I was going to suggest testing for spark as well -- it used to be easy to > > do, just remove a plug wire, put a screwdriver in the boot so it contacts > > the metal contact and hold it near some metal. > > > > With the high-energy system those cars have, however, I am not entirely > > sure that is how to do it. > > > > > > Craig > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ 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
