Hi Doug In the tank there is a filter that gets blocked easily Take it out and fuel problems will be where you can get to them The other is undo the bolt on top of the fuel filter pump the lift pump And see if you can get fuel then The worst case is put an electric fuel pump onto the lift pump and see if fuel is coming from the tank Hope this helps Neil
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of doug swanson Sent: Tuesday, 4 March 2008 11:13 AM To: Biofuel List Subject: [Biofuel] 1980 Mercedes problems I'm hoping this message is not too far off topic for this list, but I felt this would be the place to look for information from someone else who has been stumped with the same problem I'm facing here. I have a 1980 Mercedes 240D that won't run. It will turn over, but there seems to be no flow of fuel, in either the dinodiesel fuel lines, nor the WVO lines... As I've bought the Haynes manual, and read it, I'm getting that there is a fuel pump, which feeds the injector pump. A friend who drives a newer model tells me that the fuel pump relay is often bad, so I spent some time looking for it. (The Haynes manual is very stingy with information related to the diesels in the year range, no indication where to even start looking for the relay...) Possibly, (probably?) related... the car was at a mechanic's shop for an oil change, vacuum lines were disconnected, and incorrectly reconnected... This resulted in the engine not shutting off. This wasn't a problem the last time the car ran, as it did shut down properly... But now it won't start. It seems somewhat coincidental, but the fact that the fuel doesn't seem to be moving through the clear lines points to a problem with the supply fuel pump (lift pump?) and the manual isn't really clear where to start looking for it either... Does anyone on this list have experience with this model? specifically with the fuel supply system, pump relay location, vacuum line functions... I would be so very grateful for any information that will help me get my friend's car running again... Thanks in advance! doug swanson -- Contentment comes not from having more, but from wanting less. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * All generalizations are false. Including this one. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This email is constructed entirely with OpenSource Software. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal ##################################################################################### _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
