[MBZ] 240D won't start-- Vacuum??

2007-04-23 Thread AJ RN
Okay.. I rolled my '81 240D off the ramps yesterday, after changing the rear diff fluid (boy-- I bet THAT stuff was there since the Reagan Administration!).. It stalled when it came off the ramps, and refuses to restart.. IN THE LAST WEEK-- I replaced the passenger rear window (as some

Re: [MBZ] 240D won't start-- Vacuum??

2007-04-23 Thread LT Don
Pull-start it. See the owner's manual for the how-to-do. Works great and the car seems to shake off the cobwebs. On 4/22/07, AJ RN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Okay.. I rolled my '81 240D off the ramps yesterday, after changing the rear diff fluid (boy-- I bet THAT stuff was there since

Re: [MBZ] 240D won't start-- Vacuum??

2007-04-23 Thread Peter Frederick
Eh, lack of vac only means you have to use the stop lever on the IP to shut it off. Make sure the stop lever is up. However, I suspect you have a fuel leak and the IP has gotten full of air, or you shook a whole lotta crud loose in the tank and the suction line is clogged now. To check all

Re: [MBZ] 240D won't start-- Vacuum??

2007-04-23 Thread Sunil Hari
you could just turn off the vac system by sticking a golf tee in at the Y-connection (maybe it's a Y, can't recall properly) and just disabling the vacuum locks while you're trying to get it started. try fresh fuel in the filters and a valve adjustment, as well as a fresh(er) battery. and be

Re: [MBZ] 240D won't start-- Vacuum??

2007-04-23 Thread Jim Cathey
It stalled when it came off the ramps, and refuses to restart.. My guess is that you have a cracked fuel line, and being up at a weird angle stressed things enough to let air into the lines. You need a session with the primer pump, and should probably expect to do some sleuthing looking for