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go2ml99

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cranks but will not start
« on: March 14, 2021, 00:22:29 »
1969 280Sl will crank ,no smell of gas and will not turn over,any ideas thanks

ja17

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Re: cranks but will not start
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2021, 03:20:57 »
Check to see if  you can hear the electric fuel pump running. If not check the fuses. If you do not find a bad one twist the fuel pump fuse to re-new its contact, sometimes the ends corrode and loose contact.
Joe Alexander
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1969 Dark Olive 280SL
2002 ML55 AMG (tow vehicle)
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1982 300TD Wagon turbo 4spd.
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Re: cranks but will not start
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2021, 11:59:59 »
1969 280Sl will crank ,no smell of gas and will not turn over,any ideas thanks
I'm confused.
Cranks but doesn't turn over? They are the same thing. Do mean cranks but doesn't fire?