[diesel_mercedes] Re: Two important questions

I was under my car, '84 300D, last weekend. I think I saw what you
are referring to. Just follow all the fuel lines forward. One of
them stops and has a bell shaped thingy pointing down. I'm assuming
this is the air uptake for the vent. I think there was also a check
valve just aft of the bell thing.

Rich

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Nate Rector
<tccservice111@...> wrote:
>
> Well I'd like to know where the tank bell valve is located on the
w123s and w126s.Last year I saw something under the car , rear of
tank headed towards engine.Looked like small fuel lines (braided)
with a splitter conector.Where it goes I don't know.maybe that is
why Ma Benz says to fill the car to where the pump stops.I always
fill to where I can see the fuel,for accurate fuel mileage checks.
>
> Rich <rj_olaveson@...> wrote: Once, after filling my
tank, I remembered that I forgot to put in my
> startron, stanadyne, etc. I parked in my normal spot which is
> sloped slightly down on the tank filler side, opened the cap and
> fuel came out. It doesn't take much.
>
> The cap is not much higher than the top of the tank. Also in a
long
> left hand curve, you could get some seepage with a full tank.
>
> Rich
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "ygmir111" <ygmir111@>
> wrote:
> >
> > the only hesitation I'd have with a hole in the fuel cap is
> sloshing........
> > I did this on a Jeep and a dunebuggy I had. I found that at
times,
> fuel
> > would slosh out.....and, if the tank was extremely full and a
hot
> day, it
> > would actually leak........
> > I'd recommend 'shielding' (like drill the hole behind some part
> that would
> > not allow a direct line for splashing fuel to the hole) the hole
> if you
> > drill the cap, or, find a high spot on the tank and put a tube
> with a "p"
> > trap configuration.
> >
> > Just some random thoughts.
> > good luck,
> > Henry
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nate" <tccservice111@>
> > To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 7:18 AM
> > Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Two important questions
> >
> >
> > One Nate (L.A.) said not to adjust E brake at the cable.Why I've
> done
> > that and no problems.
> > Two on the Schuman forum I read were they say if your fuel tank
is
> > building vacumm thats bad.I don't no where the tank vent is
(126).
> > Can't I just drill a small hole in fuel cap? Done that on
several
> cars
> > when charcoal canister goes bad.
> > TN Nate
> >
>
>
>
>
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