the BD would eventually kick in anyway, IMHO. It is just one of those events
that has to be dealth with. Not unexpected, as the info on JtF has clearly
pointed out.
It is actually a good thing, 'cause you know that the engine is getting rid
of all that accumulated residue from all that not-so-good dino fuel. The
pumps, lines and injectors are getting a good cleansing, which should go a
long way toward prolonging their life, again IMHO.
My case may be unique in that normally you should simply just have a filter
change or two to be concerned with, although my car, bought from a fellow
that had it doing Taxi work for two years (blasphemy!), did not receive the
attention that it should have and now I am dealing with that. It may or may
not have anything to do with the fuel lines, as one poster put it, it may be
air trapped in the injectors, although I am changing the fuel lines anyway,
and also gioving the tank a good flush. That way at least I will have the
satisfaction of knowing that that has been eliminated as a potential problem
factor, and the elimination of factors is something I have been into since
starting on BD production, not being any sort of expert at much of anything,
so getting rid of variables is essential :)
Luc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100
Would going to B100 "slowly" help to avoid this
problem? I.e. first running B5, then B10, then B25,
etc.? I am granted a good tax deduction here in AZ if
I run B70 however I need to do an emissions test and
that has to be done before registration so my time is
limited.
I can't afford to screw up my vehicle by going
straight to B70 and having it clog up my fuel
lines(160K miles on the clock here) and leaving my
stranded on my way to work.
--- Legal Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for the input Steve. Would the return line be
the one right after the
in-line filter or the second one coming out of the
fuel filter (to the left)
away from you as you look at it from the right side
of the car ?
Luc
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Running on B100
> The merc doesn't have a electric pump, but does
have a external lift pump
> near the fuel filter feeding the injector pump.
Make sure the return line
> isn't plugged.
>
> = = = Original message = = =
>
> Well, it wasn't the fuel filters :( Apparently the
BD is such an effective
> cleaner that it loosened up all the residuals in
the tank and lines and
> they became clogged up.
> The Benz is now at the MB dealer where tomorow it
will be fitted with new
> fuel lines and the tank emptied and flushed or
replaced (only if
> necessary).
> The symptoms: the car started to resist it's
momentum, like it was holding
> back and then releasing it's acceleration and then
it slowly lost power
> until it came to a slow death on the side of the
road.
> I changed the filters and started it back up and
it ran OK for about 60 Km
> or so and then it didn't bother with the resisting
part and went straight
> to the slow death thing. I could start it but it
wouldn't get it's RPM up
> and died within moments indicating that there was
resistance in the fuel
> delivery and the engine didn't like it and died.
All air had been bled out
> of the system at both the primary and secondary
filter inlets, so the
> problem, by default, is at the other end.
> Anybody know for sure if a 1983 240D has a filter
in the fuel tank or if
> it has an electric motor pumping the fuel?
>
> Thanks, any input, as usual, is appreciated.
>
> Luc
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