Hi folks,
I have an 84 300DT, it has a long history of air in the fuel line challenges.
I have replaced the tank strainer, the filters and the fuel lines. It ran
great for about two months. (Can anyone tell me the logic/engineering
reasoning behind a cigar hose by the way?)
Now, I am
The cigar hose is designed to dampen the fuel pressure surges from
the lift pump and smooth the flow of fuel back to the tank. It also
keeps the steel line from drumming on the frame and driving you nuts.
The whole assembly of the hand pump simply screws on. I suspect
you are missing the
Peter,
Thank you for the great information. Yours is the first explanation of the
cigar hose that makes sense to me.
I was thinking about changing over to the primer pump as presented at
MercedesSource here:
http://www.mercedessource.com/node/4773
The current primer pump does leak diesel
The new style is a vast improvement. It is a tube within a tube
sealed with 0-rings and contains a spring. You just push down on it
when you need to prime, no unscrewing, etc. The check valves in the
lift pump (which is really just a close fitting rod in a hole with an
o-ring seal that
only 12 years huh?:)
I would say that is a pretty good endoresement.
Dave H... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 21:25:05 -0500 To:
mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesel Primer Pump The new style
is a vast improvement. It is a tube within a tube sealed with 0
