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Reviving a 300D?
I have a friend who is getting 2 cars for free one is a 1980 264 Volvo Diesel and the other is a 1979 300D! The story is that they drove just fie to their destination, owner bought 2 new cars and these have sat! I was told they have been there for 5 years. So thursday we are going out to retrieve them. The tanks were drained saturday and we were gonna do a quick oil change on them, fill the tanks prime the injector pump and see what happens.
Is there anything I should/shouldn't do? Any tips would be great! |
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See if it will run from a fuel jug first.
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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I would pull the glow plugs and squirt some oil in to each cylinder and then crank it with the glow plugs out before I tried starting it.
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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver 1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver 1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine |
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Yeah, that too. Also see if the engine will spin by using the crank bolt.
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The current owner cranked the engine over and tried starting it just on ether, It just about ran, but i don't think he let the glow plugs warm up! This is scary..but I will make it happen!
Where should I tie into the diesel line at for the jug? Thanks for the help |
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You hook up at the lift pump. Put supply and the return lines in a full jug/jar of diesel. Some people use a clean and dry 2 liter bottle for this. You do not want the GP's heating up if using ether.
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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DO NOT USE ETHER ON A DIESEL.
Maybe wd40 but not ETHER.
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http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg 1995 E420 Schwarz 1995 E300 Weiss #1987 300D Sturmmachine #1991 300D Nearly Perfect #1994 E320 Cabriolet #1995 E320 Touring #1985 300D Sedan OBK #42 |
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Yeah that bothered me also! |
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At the risk of sounding stupid.. Do you have a pic?
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Try Diesel Giant's web site here, the DIY on doing a diesel purge has a picture of running an engine from Diesel Purge in a bottle. You can do the same thing with plain diesel fuel.
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"Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970 |
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Thanks!
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Quote:
Just make sure you put in a little squirt, if you dump a crap load of oil into the cylinder youll hydrolock and ruin the engine
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That's why I said to crank it with the plugs out after you add the squirt of oil. Any excess oil will blow out, and it is easier on the engine and starter.
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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver 1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver 1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine |
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ForcedInduction said 1 second of Ether is okay into the air intake right at the beginning of cranking, provided GPs are disconnected....but, tons of people have warned against it too...
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Ether is okay.
Excessive ether is not okay. Excessive ether is not defined as "any ether at all." http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=85676&page=3 |
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