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Old 11-20-2013, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDon View Post
And you know what I just found. A stupid pinhole leak. Two to be exact.

This is frigin ridiculous.

Can this even be repaired? I knew I should have just swapped the strainer and not cleaned it out. I knew it.


I've honestly never had such a crappy luck either a Mercedes Diesel before this car.


FYI: a new tank from Mercedes is around $1000.
Contact local antique car club, restoration shop, look for gas tank repair shops.
I know they are there, and fairly cheap.

A good used tank should be fairly easy to locate, but shipping could be difficult, unless it has been cleaned.

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