Several years ago, I was asked by an elderly friend if I could get his '74 240D running. The car had been sitting for 5 years. I checked the fluids. Jump-starting was hopeless. So I put my 240D battery in his car. The car did NOT start on the first crank but it did start eventually and then ran like it was parked yesterday. These cars don't suffer the damage that gasahol does to carburetors.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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