I have an old '76 Mercedes diesel. It sat for roughly two years. I charged the battery, but it won't start. What are the likely causes and their solutions?

Does it have fresh gas, fresh oil, and all fresh filters?

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2006 E350 w/ 155k miles (Daily Driver)

Previous:
1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles
2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!)
1989 300E with 289,000 miles (had for <1 yr while in HI)
03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's)
2006 C230k (Dad's)
1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's)
2000 C230k Sport sedans
2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's)
1995 C280 My First Mercedes-Benz... (155k miles. EXCEPTIONAL AUTOMOBILE. Was Very hard to let go of!)

No to all the items. I assume from your question that fresh fluids and filters will probably allow the car to start? How can I remove the diesel fuel from the tank? If fresh fluids and filters don't work, what next?

Does it glow? Do you know how to glow it? The old ones (up to 76) required one to manually glow it to starting conditions.

Does it feed fuel? Thats whats next after getting it to glow.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician