Thread: HELP!! I'm on Vacation and my 93 300D won't start!
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Old 06-24-2006, 09:30 PM
Ken300D Ken300D is offline
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A very simple thing to do is open the fuel tank filler cap to relieve any potential vacuum that has built up if your tank vent has clogged. Then if you have marginally blocked fuel filters, relieving the tank vacuum might let enough flow to get the car running.

If you do find significant vacuum, then you may have some confidence driving home with no more than 1/2 tank of fuel at all times and the fuel tank cap loosely fitted.

Probably not quite that simple for you - but at least try it.

Ken300D
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