Project Car: The Benz no longer drips fuel

Jeff Glucker

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My 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280 sedan is supposed to be the easy one. The safer one. I don’t know why I thought things would work that way, but I really did. Now I know the folly in this thinking. The other day I noticed a puddle under the rear of the car.
Bend down. Sniff. Recoil in horror and sadness, or shorror as I like to call it and realize I’m staring at the expensive fluid we all call fuel. Or gasolina if you’re Daddy Yankee.
A rubber hose which connects the fuel line to the fuel tank had become worn out and was dripping a steady flow of precious dino fluid on my garage floor. I was able to fix it, and in an amount of time that most of you would consider slow. 
Also, I now know that gasoline feels very cold on your body and eventually it leaves a nice rash on your skin. There was fuel… everywhere. Stay tuned for the video version of this adventure in the next Hooniverse Quick Shift.

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Jeff Glucker

Jeff Glucker

Jeff Glucker is the co-founder and Executive Editor of Hooniverse.com. He’s often seen getting passed as he hustles a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero up the 405 Freeway. IG: @HooniverseJeff

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12 responses to “Project Car: The Benz no longer drips fuel”

  1. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
    Peter Tanshanomi

    “gasoline feels very cold on your buddy”
    So, you got a friend to do it?

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    1. Jeff Glucker Avatar
      Jeff Glucker

      haha! – Fixed

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  2. 0A5599 Avatar
    0A5599

    “I was able to fix it, and in an amount of time that most of you would consider slow.
    …Stay tuned for the video version of this adventure in the next Hooniverse Quick Shift.”
    But in the end, you’re able to stretch it into two Hooniverse features (including the upcoming video), so it’s worth the few extra minutes.

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  3. mdharrell Avatar
    mdharrell

    “…an amount of time that most of you would consider slow.”
    I have a fairly lax standard for the rates of petroleum processes. I’m a geologist.

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    1. Alff Avatar
      Alff

      So Jumping Jack Flash is a lie?

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      1. mdharrell Avatar
        mdharrell

        Poetic license.

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  4. 1slowvw Avatar
    1slowvw

    Must be something in that California gas. The local fuel has never left me with a rash. Although it does taste horrible.

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    1. Harry Callahan Avatar
      Harry Callahan

      Antifreeze is sweet.

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  5. jeepjeff Avatar
    jeepjeff

    I’m sure we can arrange to dump more gas on you at Thunderhill. Removing the tank when it’s totally full is a team tradition now.

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  6. outback_ute Avatar
    outback_ute

    Are the brake hoses still the originals??

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    1. mdharrell Avatar
      mdharrell

      If I remember correctly, they should be regularly rotated front-rear for disc brakes and diagonally for drums.

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      1. nanoop Avatar
        nanoop

        You should run a workshop, but watch out for catches (as in: liability).

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