When I bought my 300TD, it had not been started in "several months"....like 12 months! The fuel was bad and playing host to a lot of alge'funus/bugs...it was crappy fuel....which clogged the tank strainer and both filters.

It is amazing how well these cars can run when they get good fuel. Drain it, clean the srtainer, put in new fuel filters, re-prime the system ....even if it doesn't help, you can quit worring about fuel & filter quality.

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Mark
1983 300TD Wagon
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