

| Subject: | Re: How to start a diesel engine after 5 years inactive |
| From: | Pat Dooley |
| Date: | Mon, 14 May 2001 21:33:22 -0400 |
Yeah, if you like to gamble. just don't hammer the brakes too hard on that long downhill leading to the railroad crossing. Things like calipers/wheel and master cylinders tend to spew brake fluid after a couple years sitting. My Merkur sat for 5 years and only had a few problems- rusted gas tank, frozen fuel pump, frozen injectors, bad master cylinder, leaky wheel cylinders, etc.... It did have 52k miles on it, don't think that was a factor. > > I restarted my Mercedes after eight years of standing and only a new > battery. It fired up right away and used it without any problem.
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