The fuel sender in my 73 280 SEL is accessible through the floor of the trunk. I also had a non-op fuel gauge that turned out to be a wire broken off the connector at the sender.

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Joe

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1980 300SD - 495k miles - 'The Ambassador'
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Former Family Members
95 C280
73 280SEL
90 300D
87 300SDL (X2)
86 560SEL
84 300D
80 300SD