I was so proud of myself! Kinda new at all this diesel stuff - but I'm workin it out. So today was the day to do my first diesel purge on the old '80 300SD. Everything went fine. Then changed out the 2 fuel filters - still fine. Take it out for a drive - very responsive, and I'm beginning to think I really am the cat's ass. Get out a manual to trace down a disconnected green vacuum line going into the firewall, get a little sidetracked and think about removing the instrument cluster to see if the dimmer is hosed and that's why I have no instrument lights at night. Pull out the cluster - very nice, reach in back disconnect everything and out comes the cluster - perfect! I'm sitting in the drivers seat with this thing in my hand looking at the backside of it, look into the new hole in the dash to see whats back there - checking it all out. Then the idea comes into my head "Hmm, wonder if it'll start without the cluster?" I ponder it for a minute, think it probably will so I turn the key. Yup it starts all right. I'm sitting there in wonderment at how nice it idles now that I've done the purge when all of a sudden I get BLASTED with engine oil shooting right out of that damned black hole I just created. As it turns out, one of the items I disconnected was the oil pressure cable and when theres no gauge attached it shoots oil like water out of a daisy on Curly's lapel. What a stooge! I have indeed been humbled!
Anyone know how to get used motor oil out of carpet?
Bert - NH