I had a chance to refit the red W124 fuel tank

[@apexseal2811]

Oh, those dreaded spring clamps… There are two sizes in the return and vent lines (13mm and 15mm). One of those got deformed while removing the hoses, rendering it unusable, and I was unable to source any replacement around here. Ended up putting regular hose clamps and I’ll say they do a better job pressing the old hoses in. Thought replacing all hoses was a good idea but turned into an odyssey. Return U-shaped hose was somewhat strangled and leaking fuel. Back with the original which still performs ok.

[@rfbu]

Ah... Black fuel cap, shiny stainless steel fuel cap is my choice 😅

[@flyntmyrick6291]

MMWA, You have inspired me to remove, clean, and reinstall the gasoline tank of my W126.🙂 I live in the USA and I was surprised to see the "premium unleaded fuel only" sticker. What year did Mercedes Benz start equipping their Australian market automobiles with a catalytic converter?

[@MMWA-DAVE]

I bought this sticker from the USA 😂 Aussie cars came setup for regular unleaded. I needed a sticker after the paint job, only buy premium so thought that will do 😃 New cars sold in australia from 1986 had to run unleaded fuel, I assume it was the same time catalytic converters were also mandated.

[@flyntmyrick6291]

@@MMWA-DAVE Thank you for answering my question.

[@christopher6161]

just use a hose barb for that fuel hose

[@vmlelectronics]

Very weird mud... I've installed a spherical tap immediately before the fuel pumps to avoid clamping the hoses whenever I should repair the system, as shown here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jouxqIhtm9h6sJY&ab_channel=ViniTerranova sorry for the bad quality and shaking... 😄

[@MMWA-DAVE]

looks good, ps, i think you mean a ball valve 😃

[@vmlelectronics]

@@MMWA-DAVE hahaha that's exactly It!!! I missed the right english name!!!