If one of the fuel pumps failed, would the car just not run at all, or could it exhibit the problems he described? (I think it's the fuel filter too, but I've always wondered if the 124 V-8 could run on only one fuel pump).

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1993 400E, 256,000 miles (totaled)
1994 E420, 200,000+ miles
1995 E420, 201,000 miles