My auto came from Santa Monica. From a little Chinease guy
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> Well yes ;
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> remember this car came from The People's Republik Of Sta. Monica , Ca. and was run on God alone knows what until it simply stopped running as they'd ruined the engine and clogged the entire fuel system with the single worst case of fungus anyone has ever seem .
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> I have some Startron in the 240D's trunk , maybe I'll use that as that car is clean as a whistle .
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> -Nate
> Nate Rector wrote:
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> > Maybe your cars have run alittle wvo in the past.Dreaded chicken skin coming off.
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> > --- On Tue, 8/2/11, Nate <vwnate1@> wrote:
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> > From: Nate <vwnate1@>
> > Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Oh , NO !
> > To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 11:34 AM
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> > Here we go again..... =8-( .
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> > I was changing the oil & filter in my '84 300CD Sports Coupe and noticed the dreaded black chunks in my previously sparkly clean intake fuel screen.....
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> > !DANGIT! .
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> > So , I waited until to - day when I have less than 1/4 tank of fuel so it won't dribble all over when I remove it (the other plan would be to park facing uphill on a slope) , removed the screen and held it vertical as I tapped it , waited as the chunks of miniature coal settled out of the screen and into the intake nipple held firmly against my finger , waited some more , tapped it again , waited some more , eventually the chunks falling loose were *so* tiny they barely had sufficient weight to drift lazily downwards through the fuel so I blew it out backwards & called it good .
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> > Now I have to go buy another jug of Startron by Starbrite & begin dosing it at each fillup.....
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> > I only use branded fuels but I always have more dirty fuel problems than anyone I've ever met .
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> > _SIGH_ .
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> > -Nate
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