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Old 02-18-2012, 06:10 PM
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Well my 94 has been sitting for about a year with no activity. I'm going to change the oil and fuel filter before I start driving it again. Is there anything else I need to do?
 
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Old 02-18-2012, 09:32 PM
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Nothing that I can really think of... Make sure to get some fresh fuel soon.
 
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Old 02-18-2012, 10:17 PM
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i definitly will. it's getting loaded on a trailer and then getting fuel up. IIRC it has about 1/4 in each tank, so i'm guessing there is some water in there. should i try to drain it out?
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 01:48 PM
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I would run one tank dry, then fill that tank while running the other dry...then drain the seperator and change the filter. Right or wrong, that's what I'd do.
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 02:02 PM
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ok. i think i might be changing the fuel filter several times in the next month.
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 02:05 PM
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keep draining that water/fuel seperator and changing fuel filters And go buy some of that $60 fuel additive from Stanadyne, not the $10 stuff that only treats like 100 gallons. The $60 dollar stuff treats like, 500 gallons and cleans out your tank so when you change you fuel filter it looks like spaghetti being pulled through a strainer
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 02:28 PM
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who sells that stuff? i should probably run that in my 99. do i run it every tank or what?

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but if i get junk coming thru the filter, how much of that is going to the injectors?
 

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Old 02-19-2012, 05:40 PM
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to be honest im not 100% sure, I havent seen it for sale anywhere! I believe it's only for sale commercially.

depends what micron filter you have
 
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i i'll have check. do you think a truck shop would have it?
 
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Old 02-19-2012, 09:30 PM
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Again I'm not 100% sure... I got a case at a construction equipment expo, Stanadyne which is made in CT (my home state) was there with a booth selling the additive for practically nothing. Since then I haven't been able to find any, nor have I been to the construction expo.

Stanadyne is made literally 20 minutes from my home in CT, I'll phone home and try to get some info
 


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