I've been on this site for a few weeks, finally decided to join up today. anyways, i've owned a 1980 240d that i bought for $1900 since October 05. since then, it has broken down two times, resulting in $1700+ in repairs (all done by a benz diesel expert the next town over - excellent work). recently, after fueling up i noticed a smell of diesel in the cabin. this has never happened before. later on, as i was heading home, i lost power and tried restarting 6 or 7 times before the engine turned over and i was able to make it home (approx. 5 miles from my house). as i turned onto my street, the car began stalling horribly and seemed as if it were losing power. as i parked in front of my house, as soon as i let off the accelerator, the car died. i come out the next morning, and there's a pool of diesel under/next to the car. since then i've driven it into my back yard without problem (i am afraid to take it on the road at this point) does anyone know what's going on?