When it rains....

Man what I week. Rt. front caliper sticks, order in parts and do a rebuild that does not work due to rough spots, can't (don't want to) drive the car till I get a new one tomorrow so I use the daughters 77 240d and run out of fuel 2 blocks from home today! Damn guage said I had a good 1/4 tank and it has been fine in the past so I guess it's got some junk in the tank that jammed the float. So if things happen in 3's I hope the string of bad luck is over.
1. low pad light
2. caliper rebuild and new pads fails
3. run out of fuel due to bad sensor
Good news is I at least I have owned a few diesel tractors in the past along with the MB's so running out of fuel is not a big deal. Took a 5 gallon can of fuel and about 5 minutes to get the 240 started. Lucky I had a tank of bio here ready to go so didn't even need to go to a station to get fuel, just walked home, filled a can and walked back to the car. Not only that the old style hand pump on the 240 is in great shape. Does not leak a drop and didn't have any problem getting fuel to the injector pump. The 240 is the first diesel I have ever seen that does not leak any fluids at all. For once the "D" does not stand for "drip"