'85 300SD sitting for year+, what to do? - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Hatterasguy · #16 09-14-2005, 07:26 PM

Oil should be changed at time or mileage intervials. At the very minimum once a year regardless of time on it. But on cheap dino every 6 months is better.

One year isn't that long. But it still isn't a bad idea to crank it for a bit to get oil pressure up.

Hit Man X · #17 09-14-2005, 07:44 PM

Both of my vehicles napped for a long while before I picked them up... don't mess with all of that, toss in a new battery, and off ya go.

84300DT · #18 09-14-2005, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges

84300DT,

I moved from one place to another but kept the original property and rented it out. I kinda forgot about the full tank of fuel I left there. That was 25 years ago when fuel was about $50 a gallon. Actually it was fuel oil not Diesel, but I couldn't tell any difference running in my '64 190D

So one day I had a need for the tank, and found it to be full. So I had to use the fuel before I could move the tank.

And that's the rest of the story.

P E H

thank you ,now we know, like paul harvey says, the rest of the story..

assume u mean 50 cents not $50 per gal, lol

mechmagcn · #19 09-15-2005, 08:16 AM

I too have run diesel fuel that was over 10 years old. Last year I bought a Mack truck for parts that had been sitting in a field for about 11 years, and my 81 300SD had no problems with this fuel. (I tried it because there was over 100 gals. in the tanks)

rdanz · #20 09-15-2005, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.E.Haiges

84300DT,

I moved from one place to another but kept the original property and rented it out. I kinda forgot about the full tank of fuel I left there. That was 25 years ago when fuel was about $50 a gallon. Actually it was fuel oil not Diesel, but I couldn't tell any difference running in my '64 190D

So one day I had a need for the tank, and found it to be full. So I had to use the fuel before I could move the tank.

And that's the rest of the story.

P E H

And the motto to this story youve been running HHO oil eversince. Didn't I see you on the highway with a 5 gal can pouring in that red stuff? LOL

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