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Other tank problems
Yours looks like the one that came out of my tank. Now I have a different problem --- my fuel gauge came apart leaving the aluminum tube sloshing around in the tank. It is cleaning the walls of the tank cloging my pre filter every other tank. I am going after it with a wire today --- what a bummer.
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I wouldn`t think there would be enough room for the tube to come off the assy. unless the rod the float slides up and down on broke off with the sloshing of fuel. not a lot of room between tank bottom and end of the assy.
Always something new to learn on these cars. Charlie
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there were three HP ratings on the OM616... 1) Not much power 2) Even less power 3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast. 80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works |
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No need to take a diesel bath while doing the tank screen. Clamp the hose with needle nose vise grips, loosen the phillips screw on the clamp and remove the flex line from the hard line. Insert a double-barb brass fitting in the end of the flex line with a length of hose to a drain pan. Release the vise grips and take a break while the tank drains away. I drained mine into a couple of fuel cans and poured it back in the tank when finished.
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I did drain the fuel tank using a 6" Vice grip on the flex line and drain it into a container with a funnel.
The problem is depending how much of the tank strainer is plugged up, will depend on the amount of fuel that will not drain. there is a 2 3/8" opening on the screen. the 240 screen I pulled was 3/4 plugged. So I had at least 1 1/2" of fuel that would not drain. Charlie
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there were three HP ratings on the OM616... 1) Not much power 2) Even less power 3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast. 80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works |
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I did both the strainer line and the return lines. Usually, doing both averts this problem.
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