I have a 1998 E300 turbo diesel. I need to change the o-ring on the shut off value. I have done this several times in past years.

When I get everything put back together, I need to run the starter for 2 minutes to bleed the air from the lines.

Is the a way to bleed the air from the lines without running the starter. I concerned about burning out the starter. The car has 230K on the original starter.

Thanks