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Old 01-01-2010, 06:55 PM
Skippy Skippy is offline
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Originally Posted by layback40 View Post
An other 300D motor damaged by junk fuel!!
Blowby = ring problem.
(Smacks forehead)

I think you're on to something. I've heard of people getting the rings unstuck by running regular diesel and performing a thorough Italian tune up. It doesn't work all the time, but it's cheap, it's easy, and it's fun to do.
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