Author Topic: 71 280SL ...Ran Perfectly yesterday...today started, sputtered..  (Read 2905 times)

Stratis

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June 10, 2012
I have had the car for 3 years now...I put about 300 miles per year on it and never ever have I had a problem....Yesterday I was using it as a daily driver....filled the tank and parked in garage...for 3 years this car has been running perfectly...today I started it...it sputtered...I ran it sputtering for about a minute thinking I would clean out whatever caused the problem...then drove it out the garage sputtering...let it idle foe about 10 seconds...it died sputtering ... started once...then sputtered dead...now wont start at all...

June 11, 2012
Garage had an odor of gas...Car started again with sputter...Guess if I warm up the motor it will finally sputter to dead at idle...Any suggestions appreciated, also is there a recommendation for a shop in Arlington/Fairfax Virginia

Jun11 11, 2012 Afternoon
Had to move the car to get item out of garage...works perfectly again...must have flooded the system when I filled it up to a spill.

All is well
« Last Edit: June 11, 2012, 18:25:10 by Stratis »

Larry & Norma

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Why only 300 miles a year, these cars need to be used.
Has your fuel pump become gummed up with lack of use?
Larry Hall (Gnuface)
2023 Ioniq6
2005 C230
1970 280SL