Try starting it on diesel purge only. Bypass the pre-filter and crack
every injector line and close them off as you see the fuel dribble out.
If you crack them 1/8-1/4 turn, the fuel will only dribble or squeeze
out where the pipe goes in the nut.
When you were trying to start it, did you hold the pedal to the floor?
In my experience starting my OM603 after running out of fuel, it takes a
LONG time to get the fuel from the tank....almost to the point of
running the battery down, even on a warm day. Make sure you have a
fully charged battery next time you try starting it.
Luther KB5QHU Forest Park, IL
'87 300SDL (312,xxx mi)
'91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)
On 8/3/2011 11:59 AM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
So my '87 300D was sitting since early last winter and I was worried
about bugs growing in the fuel tank. I put a dose of Biobor HF in the
tank in the proportion recommended on the bottle for algae shock
treatment (1/2 oz for 20 gal, IIRC). I changed both fuel filters,
losing quite a bit of fuel in the process, but I did fill up the
middle of the canister filter with Diesel Purge before putting it on.
I have run the battery down four or five times trying to get the thing
to start again. Each time it will fire once or twice every second,
but mostly just crank without anything happening. Kind of like "rrr
rrr rrr rrr klatta rrr rrr rrr rrr rrr klatta" etc. Do I have to
drain the tank and look at the screen now? The inline filter is
clear. What else could be wrong? Or do I just have to keep trying
until all the air that was introduced into the fuel system when I
opened it is all purged?
Alex
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