Rleo had the bad fuel called a couple of months ago. But I went and got some other fuel and ran it in my purge bottle, and it smoked too. Can't remember if I emptied the screw-on filter at that time. How on earth does bad fuel cause that much smoke? What is bad about it? I had my injectors rebuilt to the tune of $300 bucks, and all they helped was to let me know what nailing sounds like, which it does now. I have a chance to buy a parts car that just had the injectors replaced. Kid said they came from Germany. If I get the car I'll see if they help. It's a non-turbo 300D, so I'll have an extra IP too.
My linkage is different than any other picture or car I have seen, and I haven't really messed too much with it yet. When the pedal is bottomed I can still push the IP lever down some, so will start there first.
How common is it to get fuel that bad? I used some of it in my tractor, and it didn't smoke in it, which adds to my confusion. If I could finally get passed the smoke thing, then I can get to so many other things, like no heat, grinding brake, leaking level control valve assy, no paint, etc.....
See what happens when you buy what should have been a parts car.
Jimmy
**edit** does the NO SMOKE during purge imply that my motor is reasonably OK (rings & valve seals for example) Note: I said imply, not prove...