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Originally Posted by digieditny
Nevermind, I found a thread showing where the send is.
Siphoning from the top is not a bad idea. I have one of those siphoning pumps people use to do oil changes. The name of it is escaping me at the moment. Maybe I could use that. Not sure if the diesel will destoy it though.
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If it's intended for motor oil, diesel won't hurt it. Just be careful to not spill in the car or it'll smell.
I didn't recall it was stumbling at the half-tank level, I thought it was lower.
How low are you running it prior to draining? At a half tank, I'd have at least three 5-gallon buckets (or fuel cans) with the plastic snap-tight lids. A large funnel and maybe some sort of fuel strainer in case you plan on reusing the siphoned, possibly gungy, fuel. Worst case speculation if it stumbles at 1/2 tank might mean looking for a new(old) tank or a cleaning service.
You have verified the supply and return lines are correctly connected? Supply is lower on the TD tank, return is higher.
BC - he didn't post the fuel level info in this thread. It was my recollection from when he got the car and had a long, expensive estimate from his mechanic. A low-/no- rust euro 300TD w. ABS (I think) in NYC. A rare creature, possibly the only one left alive...