Mercedes 230 Saloon Fuel Problem

Mercedes230 · 14-06-2011 12:58pm #1

I have a slight fuel problem with a 1978 Mercedes 230 saloon. Its a car that was sitting in a barn for about 16 years and finally got it started last night. The car has an automatic choke and is drawing up fuel but it alot of it is flowing back into the air box. Anyone got idea what might be causing this? Cheers

mountain · 14-06-2011 4:09pm

I seem to remember that there was a place called,
Leichardt Motors in dublin that did old mercs,

maybe somebody else will know more.

unkel · 14-06-2011 4:59pm

mountain wrote: »

I seem to remember that there was a place called,
Leichardt Motors in dublin that did old mercs

You probably mean Lichtenberg. I have no old Mercedes, but if I did, I'd bring it to him

Ben Lichtenberg Classics

Bigus · 14-06-2011 7:17pm

sounds simply that the float in the carb is stuck , works just like a toilet cistern so you could fix this yourself, after you take the top off the carb bowl

quenching · 14-06-2011 7:31pm

unkel wrote: »

You probably mean Lichtenberg. I have no old Mercedes, but if I did, I'd bring it to him

Ben Lichtenberg Classics

I have 2 old Mercedes and I bring them to Benjamin, wouldn't trust anyone else, I can't recommend him enough!

Blue850 · 14-06-2011 9:38pm

Bigus wrote: »

sounds simply that the float in the carb is stuck , works just like a toilet cistern so you could fix this yourself, after you take the top off the carb bowl

+1 on this, After 16 years any old petrol in the carb has probably gummed up and jammed the float or the needle valve to shut off the petrol flow, Its a Stromberg carb in the 230 which is very simple to work on, get a proper repair kit for it, strip it and clean it.

http://www.mcnamaras.ie/main/contact.php3

Mc Namaras should be able to get you the repair kit for it, and it'd be to harm to replace the rubber diaphragm as well if its not in the kit.

Mercedes 230 Saloon Fuel Problem

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