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Old 02-08-2017, 10:25 PM
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Location: Dalton, Georgia
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Thumbs up 1997 e420 no start

So I have owned this beauty all of 48 hrs now. I have put 250 miles on it mostly freeway. It's been running like a champ! Until tonight.

I have an incredibly steep driveway with a sloped turn around. I cranked the car from the flat parking pad and moved it to the sloped turn around so I could drive my VW to the gas station. It is parked sideways in the turn around with passenger side pointing downhill. I was gone 16 minutes. Jumped in the 420 to pull it back up on the flat parking pad and she won't start. She cranks and cranks strong. But no fire. The CEL and low fuel gauge light are flashing at me while cranking. They also flash when key is turned to the acc position. I am assuming this is fuel related. Duh. I have over a half of tank fuel in her now. Should I push it and get it down the drive to the flat street and give it a shot? Or any other ideas? Thx. Welcome back to owning an old benz! I love it regardless
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