Have you ever noticed how many people use those disposal gloves at the
gas station when they fuel up? I was how many of you manly men use
them.
I had a lady ask me if it bothered to get that nasty old Diesel on my
hands? I told her no, I just rub my hands together and then run them
through my hair to keep it in place.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I know this one dude using them gloves. he's gay. but he really takes care of his hands, see.

I use them to work on the fleet, but don't practice safe fueling.......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I always used a bunch of paper towels when refueling instead of those "sissy" gloves.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

I use th paper towels too. But not on my hands, I just put them below the filler to keep diesel from dripping down the paint, my hands are 18 years old, they can take the diesel, that paints only 2 months old, to me it just makes sense.
-Zach

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1978 240D Auomatic
Custom Charcoal Gray, Navy MB tex, kenwood/Elemental/Boston/Aura sound,
Shaved antenna and emblems.

1990 Lincoln Town Car, Sleeper/Strip car in progress, 17.75@77mph.

gloves? please. i seen a few people using them and i thought..why? its not going to burn your hands or disintegrate them .. wimps.

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

i agree with this totally its not dino in liquid form, its burnt dino that hurts you.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

They don't want the diesel smell on their hands. It seems to make sense, considering these cars were originally bought by businessmen who couldn't walk back into the corporate office smelling like diesel. I don't care how much you like the smell of diesel, it's just not professional.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

If they have a glove, I use it. I also use Stanadyne at every fill up and that stuff stinks like heck. I always use those blue paper towels. I don't like getting diesel on my steering wheel.

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

I always use the gloves. Diesel smells disgusting and I don't want it in my car or on my clothes.

x2.

If they are available, almost never, I use them. Otherwise I look carefully at the filler and if the handle is wet I use a towell.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I carry a pair of work gloves in the car and usually wear them while fueling. Some of the nozzles can get pretty cruddy, especially if the seals are being eaten by biodiesel.

Let's hear from the Oregonadians -- do you wear gloves while the attendant pumps your tank???

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

If I was to wear gloves, it would be to avoid micro-organisms living on the nozzle!!!

The first time I refueled in Oregon, I thought I was going to need boxing gloves. I did not know about their "no self service" policy. The station owner went ballistic when I touched his pump.

Why is there no self serve? I can't even imagine what it looks like to have somebody pump your gas. What about after midnight if you have to fill up? Is somebody available that late????

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

No, the pump I always use is kept pretty clean. I grab some paper towls from the dispenser and hold it with them.

I don't mind the smell of diesel, but while I'm working I don't want it on my clothing.

The problem with gloves is the powder thats inside them. You need to wash your hands after using them or you risk getting that white powder over your nice blue sport coat.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200