[Vwdiesel] old Diesel question

[Sandy Cameron]

Drain it, strain it, add a bit of conditioner, and once you have the rig
running on new clean fuel, add 10% of the old stuff to each tank of the new
stuff and make miles out of it.

Sandy

At 10:19 PM 12/7/02 -0600, you wrote:
>I mean literally the fuel this time.  I finally have a house with a
>garage and means that I could finally fill it with all the Diesel
>projects I've had languishing outside.  One of those projects is a '65
>MB 190Dc that has been sitting for about 12 years.  Engine's still free,
>and I'm very optimistic about getting it to start, but I don't want to
>try and start it with a bunch of 12 year old Diesel fuel in it.  I don't
>know how much fuel's in it (no battery to run the fuel gauge yet), but
>any one have any ideas how to deal with several gallons of old nasty
>Diesel fuel?  I'm sure as heck not going to run it through the Jetta.  I
>should be able to flush out the fuel system with the hand priming pump
>on the injection pump once I get the old out and the new in, but I gotta
>do something with all that old fuel.  And my job is keeping people from
>dumping illegal stuff down the sewer, so that's out.  Shame I don't have
>an old fuel oil  heater to run it through (I live in Dallas barely have
>any heater).
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks.
>
>-Shalyn
>
>'85 Jetta TD
>'65 MB 190Dc
>
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