Don’t forget that Bob is in the land of low/no humidity. With the desiccant effects of the climate, I doubt there’s much moisture in anything in that car.
That being said, I would still drain the fuel tank and replace with fresh fuel. I doubt there’s much to worry about with the brakes, however. Dan > On Feb 6, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I've got a "Mr. Funnel" filter funnel that strains out water. I tested it > last week with some old snowmobile gas, the gas passed through the filter and > left the water bubbled on top. Wasn't terribly expensive I don't think. > +1 for new brake fluid but IIRC you're kinda screwed because the piston isn't > always the highest place in the system. I'd plan on the car probably needing > new calipers within a year or two... > -Curt > > From: Max Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Max Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2016 5:39 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Finally got it home > > I wouldn't sweat it too much. > > Diesel fuel doesn't get stale, but may have water in the fuel tank. Think > about draining and flushing the tank, you can probably save the diesel if you > let the water settle out. New filters with fresh fuel. > > Would be nice to get fresh brake fluid throughout, verify none of the slave > cylinders have problems. > > When you've got all the new o-rings and rubber fuel lines installed, plug in > the block heater for about thirty minutes before you start cranking. > > Have a running car hooked up with jumper cables to provide enough juice to > crank long enough to bleed the fuel system. Leave the hard lines loose at > the injectors until you get fuel, then tighten them up. > > > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
