[diesel_mercedes] Re: Fuel guage Maladies , Cures & Service

 


Nothing Special  here Tony ;

I'm a Journeyman Mechanic and this is what we do ~ fix machines and pay attention .

I had the worst fungus problems imaginable in my current Diesel Sports Coupe so I've had most of the fuel system apart at one time or another .

Plus , I pay close attention to the good folks here who shared their experiences and ideas .

A lifetime of working on low end used cars , junkyards rigs and back when they existed , gas stations whith the vehicles wheezing to a stop in the pump island , taught me to be fast in diagnosing tings and making them run again .

I hope it helps .

-Nate

        Tony wrote :

Nate, you are a walking encyclopedia!!!
Will try the startron first, then if no joy will yank the sender tube. How you have learned this stuff amazes me. Thank you for the tip. It could well be a bit of fungus among us, in Mexico we never fill the tank we always put in a set amount just to keep the honest pump attendants honest. Crossed the border & filled up in Tucson and whooops. No sign of any gunk in the clear primary strainer I installed, so it is pretty localized. 
Snow here, so we are in shock, 12 days ago we were swimming in the ocean at Mazatlan.  
Thanks again Nate, Tony

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Rebuilt Speedo E-Bay

Thanks for the replies on the speedos / ode's !!

I found the eBay seller and asked if there's any chance they can set it to a specific mileage….

I have 2 unworking ones :-) that I can send him for one good one….it drives me crazy not to have a working odo to be sure, and my Saab 99's works every other tankful….in the mean time I keep track of how much fuel I buy for both cars on a post-it note on my phone and every now and then I'll fill up, drive a measured number of miles, fill up again and do the MPG math. Both cars average 22.5 - 25MPG so I can guess pretty close to what the real mileage is overall. Having an unworking speedo is entirely another matter - I would get that fixed straight away...

cheers,

-Barton

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