Re: [MBZ] W115 Fuel Gauge Misbehavior
My sender got mostly somewhat better with biocide. Also probably the generic diesel additive or biodiesel for a few tanks would help clean up grit etc. I'd forgotten about the issue, my sender is fairly reliable now that you mention it but was bad when I first got the car (bad algae infection). I did not drop the tank nor pull the sender, just used biocide, but there were other evidences of algae so... If it were me, I would just put a gallon of diesel in the side of the trunk, if it's not rusted out*, and try some additives for the summer, though the previously-recommended cleaning solutions are definitely the thing to do if you want to fix it and forget it. (*Okay, that's not true, I was carrying 5 gallons, but 1 should do the same job. :) -Tim lazy to a fault On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 1:33 AM, B Dike wrote: > > Hi All, We've been nursing the W115 fleet along quite nicely...with one > annoyance: The fuel gauges are misbehaving in both vehicles. The odometers > also are unreliable so fuel management is a challenge for their drivers...and > a bother to their Dad who takes their "I ran out of gas" calls. Question: > Short of removing the tank, is there a quick access to the sender units in > the tank, or otherwise useful scheme to limber up the floats? TIA Bruce > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to 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 > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] W115 Fuel Gauge Misbehavior
There is a four inch round port in the trunk floor, center with lines going in and out to the passenger side. Pop off the top and you have access to the fuel sender unit. Careful with the filament wires. clay Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs Cleo - Used by the Queen of Denial POS SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers On May 16, 2011, at 10:33 PM, B Dike wrote: Hi All, We've been nursing the W115 fleet along quite nicely...with one annoyance: The fuel gauges are misbehaving in both vehicles. The odometers also are unreliable so fuel management is a challenge for their drivers...and a bother to their Dad who takes their "I ran out of gas" calls. Question: Short of removing the tank, is there a quick access to the sender units in the tank, or otherwise useful scheme to limber up the floats? TIA Bruce ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] W115 Fuel Gauge Misbehavior
order a new gasket form Rusty LIft the trunk mat. Remove the round cover more or less in the center of the trunk. You should be able to see the top of the sender. Remove the 6? screws and the elect. plug, then pull the sender out for cleaning/repair/replacement Assemble in reverse order. the W115 fleet...quick access to the sender units in the tank As I recall, there's a hatch of some sort in the floor of the trunk. The Heap's low-level light doesn't work, but I've never been sufficiently motivated to dive into it. (It's not the bulb.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
Re: [MBZ] W115 Fuel Gauge Misbehavior
the W115 fleet...quick access to the sender units in the tank As I recall, there's a hatch of some sort in the floor of the trunk. The Heap's low-level light doesn't work, but I've never been sufficiently motivated to dive into it. (It's not the bulb.) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
[MBZ] W115 Fuel Gauge Misbehavior
Hi All, We've been nursing the W115 fleet along quite nicely...with one annoyance: The fuel gauges are misbehaving in both vehicles. The odometers also are unreliable so fuel management is a challenge for their drivers...and a bother to their Dad who takes their "I ran out of gas" calls. Question: Short of removing the tank, is there a quick access to the sender units in the tank, or otherwise useful scheme to limber up the floats? TIA Bruce ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to 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
