Hey,

I just bought a gallon of diesel to store in one of those RED GAS PLASTIC TANKS. I securely tucked it away in the truck just in case I was to ever run out of fuel. There have been many instances when I came close to that actually happening. I do travel 80 miles round trip (5 times a day). How long can I keep it in there and are there any major safety issues ? ? ?

Thanks! kamil

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Sorry I cant answer your longevity question but if you ever run out of fuel coast into a grocery store and buy some conola oil and put it in your tank. Unless of course its cold as a witch's tit outside.

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The Glow Plug Wait: This waiting period is a moment of silence to pay honor to Rudolph Diesel. The longer you own your diesel the more honor you will give him". by SD Blue

My normal daily life; either SNAFUed- Situation Normal... All Fouled Up, or FUBARed- Fouled Up Beyond All Repair

62 UNIMOG Camper w/617 Turbo, 85 300SD daily driver- both powered by blended UCO fuels

that's alot of miles....

I have a gallon in my trunk too, been there since fall. it's half kerosene, half diesel for easy flow in winter. I don't plan to rotate it any time soon. As far as I can remember, I've used 10-12 year old fuel with no consequences...

Also, I have the fuel in two plastic bags, and so far no leaks, and
it doesn't explode. In the other wheel well is a fire extinguisher.

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71 220D 169K wrecked
83 240D 118K sweet 4 speed
91 350SDL (one of the 60% good engines) 156K
84 300d (loaner to my sister) 189K
79 300SD (partswagen)
86 420SEL partswagen
70 220d (partswagen)
68 280s GASSER!!! under construction now
85 300sd 310K miles winter beater car retired
93 300d 2.5 turbo 168K wife's car
83 280SL euro 5 speed 155K
69 250S newest project 54K

no safety issues. maybe some mess issues if the plastic tank leaks

it should last a long time maybe forever but if you are worried about condensation or the like then when you fuel up at a station just pour the plastic tank fuel into your main tank first and replace with fresh fuel. that way you'll always have a good extra reserve...just in case.

otherwise you could always call mercedes roadside assistance and they will bring you a couple of gal. of diesel - for free.

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1984 300D Turbo - 231k....totalled 11/30/07 RIP

you dont have to pay? free service?

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Roadside assistance is free for MBs for the life of the vehicle. Whether it needs a new battery, a free tow to the closest dealer, or some fuel they are there. I don't remember the exact number but if you call 1-800-For-Merc they should be able to forward you to it!

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Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here.
1983 / 1984 300D Sold
2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold
2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k

yep it's free. guess MB doesn't want anyone to see their cars on the side of the road..

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1984 300D Turbo - 231k....totalled 11/30/07 RIP

Or vegetable oil, Mazola, corn oil, Crisco, olive oil, peanut oil, ad nauseaum..

But, you'll need to buy/carry a suitable funnel to be able to pour from the cooking oil jug into the car's tank.

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I'll second this suggestion. Veggie oil has a MUCH higher flashpoint than petro diesel so it's safer to store. Also, it won't stink up your trunk if it leaks.

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1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto

1983 300D - parts car

1979 300TD Auto - Parts car.

1985 300D Auto - Wrecked/Parts.


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"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". Lewis Carrol

Kamil,

I had a 275 gallon tank of fuel sit unused for more than 10 years. When I finally got around to using it, I could not tell any difference than fresh fuel.

Gasoline is different. I've had it go bad just sitting in my winter car from the end of one winter to the start of the next. Had to roll start the car on a hill to get it started and it missed and sputtered. Put fresh gasoline in it and after a mile or so, when the new gas got to the engine, it smoothed out and ran well.

P E H

Kamil,

I told this story here a while ago so those that head it, forgive me. I was a deckhand on a tug in San Francisco a while back and we had to switch to a double bottom tank of fuel that was around 15 years old. It was kinda dark but it got us home.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

the amount of mildew which sometimes forms and hardens on the walls in a partially filled, vented tank in a warm climate can be a serious matter for concern, especially if you add vegoil to the tank and the mildew begins to dissolve again.

My Dad, when strokes made him unable to do it himself anymore for the last 15 years or so of his life, always insisted that I start up his old '64 Minneapolis-Moline 670 Diesel and give him a ride around the farm whenever I came home to MInnesota to visit -- the fuel in that tank had probably been put in there in 1985 at the latest, but it always worked fine, right up to June of 2003, when Dad died.