inline fuel filter "looks ok" is fairly ambiguous. she should always carry extras around
i think water freezing makes sense to me as the nature of the rpoblem On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: SD not wanting to run in DC area > Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:50:45 -0500 > From: Rich Thomas <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > > Daughter drove the SD to DC the other day, ready to go back to NC today, > car starts but won't run but less than a minute, dies. I figure fuel > filters, she checks both the in-line and the can, both look fairly OK. > She filled up in Greensboro before heading to DC before it got cold, had > a 1/4 tank left. I am thinking there might have been condensation in > the tank, or water in the fuel, that has frozen in the tank filter or > lines somewhere. Told her to put in some dri-gas (alcohol stuff) and > some new diesel, she went to auto parts store and got some dri-gas and a > can for diesel, put that stuff in the tank, still no go. She says it is > -4.5C by the temp on the dash, so that is still cold enough to keep > things frozen. > > I think probably the only thing is to get it in someplace warm and see > if it thaws out enough to drive. Don't think she has a hair dryer and > cord long enough at her friend's place. I found a coupla garages in > Vienna nearby to Fairfax, she might need to get a tow there. Told her > to call them and see what they think. > > Any other ideas? > > --R > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://www.BuyEUROparts.com>* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
