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11-14-2005, 08:33 PM
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16.5 gallons to fill my W123 85 300D--is someone tampering with the Pump?
I went to a station in S Jersey and the pump read 16.5 gallons. True my tank was close to bonedry, but I never recall seeing 16.5 gallons before on the pump to fill my 85 300D, unless my new Rear Coil Springs have increased my Tank Capacity......
WHAT SHOULD I DO, FINK on them? I'm pretty peaceful and easygoing, an extra gallon or $2.30 doesnt faze me--but what about those huge trucks running 50 to 70 gallon tanks!! They must make about $500 bucks a day in false charges 
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#3
11-14-2005, 08:39 PM
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15 gallons fills mine when its right on 1/4 tank....
THese hold twenty I belive. I put 17.8 gallos in mine sunday with needle just barely above Empty...no reserve on.
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#4
11-14-2005, 09:06 PM
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1983 300-D turbo 1985 300-D turbo 1959 Harley Panhead chopper 1929 Ford coupe restored I hang out with Boneheaddoctor at Schuman Automotive OBK#5 All liberals are mattoids but not all mattoids are liberal.
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#5
11-14-2005, 09:08 PM
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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#6
11-14-2005, 09:12 PM
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When my reserve light comes on I'm heading for the nearest station. I usually put in 13 and a skosh. I know they say that there should be two gallons left when the light comes on but I don't trust how far I can push it. At least my Harley I can just open it up and look in.
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1983 300-D turbo 1985 300-D turbo 1959 Harley Panhead chopper 1929 Ford coupe restored I hang out with Boneheaddoctor at Schuman Automotive OBK#5 All liberals are mattoids but not all mattoids are liberal.
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#7
11-14-2005, 09:17 PM
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I think both cars have a 20 gallon tank.
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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#8
11-14-2005, 09:23 PM
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Something must be wrong with my gage or the reserve light. The next time the light comes on I'm going to either use an Oklahoma credit card to try and syphon the remaining fuel out or I'm going under the car and pull the hose off and drain it so I can see how much fuel is left in there when the light comes on.
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1983 300-D turbo 1985 300-D turbo 1959 Harley Panhead chopper 1929 Ford coupe restored I hang out with Boneheaddoctor at Schuman Automotive OBK#5 All liberals are mattoids but not all mattoids are liberal.
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11-14-2005, 09:25 PM
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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#10
11-14-2005, 09:38 PM
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I believe that most 123 300Ds have a 21.1 gallon tank.
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1977 300D Lost coolant while someone else was driving 1983 300D Can't run without oil 1985 300SD (gone but not forgotten) 1990 300TE 4matic Sold 1991 Yamaha Venture 1975 Kawsaki 250 triple 1974 Honda 200CL 1951 8N Ford 2008 Wildfire 650C
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11-14-2005, 09:47 PM
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'87 924S '81 280SEL Sold -> 81 300SD - 93 300E w/ 3.2 85 300D- 79 300SD 82 300CD 83 300CD - CA 87 190E 5 spd 87 Porsche 924S "..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..." 
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#14
11-15-2005, 02:03 AM
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Should be a 21.1 gallon tank, which includes a 2.1 gallon reserve. That is how me 83 300D is. I've never put more than 17 in before though.
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#15
11-15-2005, 06:02 AM
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The 300D tank is a few gallons larger than the 240D tank. The TD wagons have a 18.5 gallon tank, Most wagon tanks are dented from someone's Baja episodes so capacity might be down to 17 gallons... In my wagon I've pushed it to 420 miles between fill-ups, my old sedan would take me to 510 miles before I'd start to look for fuel...
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Over 21 years I owned several: w108 w110 w111 w115 w116 w123 w124 w126 w212
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