This is a good time to ask something that I've been revisiting in my mind. I wonder if anyone makes a locking cap for our 123s.
I know the fuel door should lock, but it does not and I'm probably not going to fix it anytime soon, much like the weird door locks. Brian 83 240D On 5/1/07, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I would be more concerned about fuel sloshing out. While not as volatile as gasoline, probably not a good idea to have it wetting things down and dripping everywhere. I see that on the local Metro buses quite often, either a bad fuel hose/line somewhere, no tank cap, or holes in the tank -- fuel pouring out the back and leaving a trail of fuel and diesel aroma on the road. The PhD journalist seems to have had a slight misunderstanding of the facts. Imagine that. --R wilton strickland wrote: > 'Just read an article in Raleigh, NC, paper about filler caps found missing > from 43 school bus fuel tanks yesterday. Article says, "Because allowing > air in the Diesel tanks may cause mechanical problems, the caps had to be > replaced before letting the buses proceed. This caused many students to be > late getting to school." > NOT allowing air in tank can cause tank to collapse. Open filler may allow > ingestion of other debris which may cause problem, but the tank MUST HAVE > AIR. > > Wilton > 91 350SDL, 87 300D (both with fuel tanks vented to atmosphere/air) > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
