How many miles on the engine? That sounds like you could dump some Startron in and run the engine hard, fill up, change fuel filters and see what you have. I once dropped the drive shaft and towed the SD 300 mi home because I had no internet connection and didn't know how easily filters get stopped up.


Old fuel, sitting for months, not necessarily in great shape when parked point to getting the very basics known to be good. .

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.