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    1982 280ce Cutting out, ran out of fuel!

    Hello, My Mercedes 280ce keeps cutting out. Basically I ran out of fuel :crazy: and then it keeps starting for a few hundred meters and then cutting out, where it used to idle it now dies. What's the best thing to do? It goes as it should once started, but then when it dies it takes a while to...
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    w123 Air intake help.....lpg kit removed.

    Hello, so basically the previous owner fitted an LPG system to my 1982 280ce, it doesn't work very well so i've taken it all of. the LPG mixer it was fitted under here...with silicone (by the previous owner i must add) should there be a rubber seal in the indent on the bottom...
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    Setting Idle on 1982 w123 280ce....

    Hello, I'm just wondering how to set the idle on a 1982 w123 280ce, it idles way too high, however once put into a gear it seems to then idle at a normal level. Hope this isn't a big problem. I've read somethign about a knob being behind the dash??:dk: Any help would be greatly...
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    URGENT!!! 1982 w123 280ce starts but doesn't drive!! Please Help ASAP

    Hello, I've been having a lot of problems with my 280ce, firstly it runs on LPG, unfortunately it ran out of LPG and then when switched back to petrol it didn't work, which in turn meant a 50 quid tow 10 miles home.... It has since been filled up with LPG, half filled with petrol. It does run...
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    w123 280ce n/s tyre bald on inner edge. WHY?

    Hello, my 280ce has developed a bald strip on the inner edge of the n/s front tyre, aslo when driving the car pulls the the right and at high speeds, the steering doesnt seem solid, and the slightest movement can cause the car to swerve fairly severely. i suspect it's a bearing of a bush, but...
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    w123 280ce the basics

    Hello, So, i'm new to mercs, new to autos and new to LPG, all of which i need help with. Firstly, my car starts on LPG, but struggles to start of fuel, i think i know which is the fuel line, but it doesn't seem to run to where i thought it would (Sorry for these very basic questions for...
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    W123 280ce Pagoda Trims and lowering.....

    Hello, I could just do with a bit of wheel and suspension advice.....:doh: I've just bought some 14" chrome trims,:bannana: however i now need some steelies, do these have to be Merc steelies to fit over the hub and everything else they've got to fit over, or will most 5x112 steel...
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    Will they fit a 1982 280ce?

    Hello, just going to look at these tomorrow, 15 inch amg reps with 4 good michelin tyres 205 50 15 fit mercs vw audi etc 5x112 pcd or these audi wheels will they fit a 280ce? and do you think they're any good? Thanks:dk:
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    1982 280ce W123 Engine & Gearbox Problems...

    Hello All, I'm new to the world of [S-TAG]Mercedes-Benz[/S-TAG], I have been more of a VW man in the past but fancied a change, and what a change.....Comfort, Luxury, Speed, Auto, Floating Lounge....almost. I Bought a 280CE about a week ago, for various reasons... 1. It's a Merc :thumb...
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