ericobrave Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 After rebuilding my 110 3 years ago I have just acquired a 90 200 tdi that has a rotten chassis. Have ordered Richards chassis and am about to remove engine, as it will be some time before this is fired up again and it has not been on the road for 7 years I would like some advice on how much of the old diesel I should remove and from which parts. I have had this running, somewhat carefully as I have no idea when the timing belt was changed. Any advice appreciated. When I rebuilt the 110 I had owned it for 22 years since new so knew the condition and the engine was only out for a short time. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 All the old trucks I've got going again after prolonged periods have never really had any obvious signs of bad fuel damage diesels are pretty resilient things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 diesel fuel doesn't go off like petrol does, just make sure there's no water or sediment in the tank/fuel system & fill with new diesel fuel mixed with the old if it's not contaminated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericobrave Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Thanks for that - quite reassuring, have just drained the tank and it was 1/3 full and RED so I will have to get it clear before road use - will it go after running for a while with standard diesel or do I need to clean pipes etc ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frax Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 You should be OK if you just change your fuel filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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