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Old 12-08-2003, 11:55 AM
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leaving for a month, anything i should do?

my main question is: will the fuel go bad in a month? but if you have other recomendations as to what i need to do to the car while I am away for a month, that would be great.
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Old 12-08-2003, 11:59 AM
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A month is not going present any problems to you - I assume the car is the TD. I parked my Isusu diesel in the garage before labor day in TX came back for Turkey Day, fired it up drove it around and put it back in the garage.
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Old 12-08-2003, 12:01 PM
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good, thats what i was hopping to hear. I have left my gassers for more than a month with out problems, but this is my first diesel so I was not sure. Thanks TX
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Old 12-08-2003, 12:13 PM
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Fill the fuel tank as full as possible to expel the air and reduce water condensation inside the tank. This would apply to gassers as well.
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Left my 307d sitting in a barn in England for a year. Started right up on first crank. I would have put an algaecide in the tank if I had had any. I didn't but the fuel stayed clean anyway. I also did it over a six month period. Again with no problems.
There is no problem similar to a carburated gasser in which the fuel evaporates from the bowl in the carb leaving varnish behind.
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A tube of Diesel Doctor won't hurt.

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