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SOB I ran out of fuel!
I am an idiot, I should know better then to trust what a 25 year old fuel guage says. I went to start up my car this morning and it died after about 5-10 minutes. So thinking it was a fuel filter that clogged I poped the hood, only to find the pre filter almost empty. Lots of pumping on the hand pump confirms it the tank is dry. If it wasn't 10 degrees out now I have a gallon of 2 stroke oil I'd thin out with brake fluid and Power Service. But its so damn cold I am affraid that it will turn to sludge in the lines and then I would be really sol. So now I am missing work and waiting for a ride to the fuel station to get a few gallons.
No wonder the car was running rough yesterday and had no power, the fuel guage went from 1/2-1/4 in about 5 minutes. Now its on nothing.
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Oooo, don't put brake fluid in there! Its not the same sort of stuff. Thin out with powerservice, and even a little RUG, but keep it petroleum based.
I know the feeling, I ran out of fuel once while crossing a bridge! I was the least popular person in St. Louis for about 10 minutes until I got a driver assist guy to push me to the nearest offramp, where I put a gallon of motoroil, and a quart of powerservice into the tank, primed it, and drove off. The 10 degrees makes me nervous too.. But I bet that about 2:1 two-stroke to powerservice would do just fine, powerservice IS an anti-gel, after all. Sounds like you've got another solution though, for today.. Buy yourself one of those yellow gas cans from a hardware or farm supply store (I found them at Home Depot, surprisingly), and keep a few gallons of 70% #2 30% #1 with a splash of antigel around for sticky situations. peace, sam
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Veggie Oil
Would it be Ok to put in a nice warm gallon of Wesson from the kitchen, just enough to get you to a fuel station?
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Run diesel purge in a bottle under the hood to get you to station?
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And you told us about it.....you must be a glutten for the punishment some will dole out....
At least you wasn't on a desolate rural road miles from anywhere....
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Laughing,
A big fat NO to the veggie oil in 10*F weather. There is a long stretch of cold fuel line and filters between the tank and the IP where the veggie oil would turn into lard. Then you would have to warm the car to melt the veggie oil and dilute it. I always carry a gallon or more of Diesel fuel in the trunk for those situations. Seems the SDL needed 2 gallons to start after after running dry. FYI, you should try to keep your tank full in cold weather. P E H |
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The problem is I don't have much power service left, maybe 1/4 of a quart. If it was 20 degrees warmer I would chance the 2 stroke oil, it isn't that thick.
At least it ran out of fuel in the driveway, I wasn't planning on getting any until tomarrow. My grandfather is here off to get fuel...
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Have you missed your chance to use mercedes free roadside assist with free fuel? In my dreams you could do this about once a week until they gave in and give you a new cdi diesel. That fuel gauge would be accurate.
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I've gotten in the habit of resetting my trip odometer every-time I fill up. My gauge seems OK, but it's hard to tell when it gets below about 1/4.
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In winter time I would cut expected mileage by 20% just to be safe. With my car pool and the fact I start the car early when driving to warm it up my 92 got really bad fuel mileage last tank.
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I always reset mine as I keep records of milage tank to tank.....but then I get jumpy when it gets below 1/4 tank....even though I know its fairly accurate on my car.
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
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Could also be a clogged pick up. I had a similar problem on a 240D. It was so cold that the little bit of water I picked up froze onto the pick-up.
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1984 300Sd 210k Former cars: 1984 300D 445k (!!) (Strider) Original (and not rebuilt) engine and transmission. Currently running on V80 ( 80% vegetable oil, 20% petroleum products). Actually not, taking a WVO break. 1993 300d 2.5 275k. Current 120/day commuter 1981 300SD 188k (Hans) Killed by a deer |
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stupid device. i usually just fill up underneath the 1/4 tank mark. i ran out of powerservice last tank. so i havent added anything to this one. kris
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