I had similar problems with my 84 300CD. The problem was a burnt through grounding trace on the instrument mounting PC board. It was a little hard to find because the burned area was under the fuel gauge guts. I was able to repair it by installing a jumper wire around the bad spot.
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1984 300CD (sold)
1973 220DPK 4 spd (died)
1978 350SL 4 spd gray market
2003 SLK32 AMG
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1997 E420 (Totaled)
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