I drove my Pete home on 20 yr old fuel then I ran that fuel out before refilling the tanks.
I don't recommend changing the fluids before you start it. Leave the oil and filter on. Old oil is better than waiting on a dry engine to fill a filter.
So guys, HELP explain this please......
Update on van progress
Here goes, so, I took this advice above about not changing the oil or filter before eventual first start and for a month or so, pondered it for awhile because its been raining alot here, and, money has been tight and so, since I pulled the oil dipstick in January 2018 and saw no indication of milky oil or water or antifreeze and the oil level was fine, I kept on saving my money, asking questions here on the forum and waiting for better weather.
And until I had all my parts, fluids and tools together, ready and staged for the multi-part service, and a laundry list of planned repairs such as new batteries, radiator, thermostat and all hoses change out, new starter, glow plugs, glow plug harness barrel end rebuild, oil and fuel filters, coolant flush and upgrade to pre-charged fleetguard etc.
Now not that it was bad advice but because I never changed the oil and filter and instead kept buying parts over the last couple months, I never expected what occurred today since the van ran very well before it was parked due to its small radiator leak and glow plugs and starter needing replaced.
By the way, I did get a break in the weather the other day and did drain the antifreeze and it still had a little over 4 gallons in the radiator, and it was for the most part a very green color after it settled in the 5 gallon bucket the next day when checked.
Well it finally stopped raining today and I thought well I'd get out there to the van, throw a tarp down, crawl under the beast and go ahead and change the oil and filter and finish doing the other bullet connectors on the drivers side of the glow plug harness while the oil drained from the pan.
Well, I didnt have any leaks when it was parked, it was under a carport for a long time and so, wasnt directly in the weather so, what happened next freaked me out.
I got the oil buckets underneath, ready to catch the oil and so I loosened the oil pan bolt and whoosh out comes clear water.
I mean ***!? REALLY? YEP......
I'm thinking how in the heck did this clear water get into the pan other than condensation? Anyone, please explain this. Can that occur in 3 years of sitting? Hood closed, air filter on tightly? So anyway, it keeps on coming out, not rusty, not in the least, and no oil...water, almost a gallon of it before the oil miraculously appeared, dark like it always has been from soot, but not milky, and not mixed together?
And the water, when I put my hand under the flow from the drain hole and smelled it, it smelled like nothing, plain old water and when I rubbed my fingers together, not slick, just plain water, and definitely NOT at ALL, like antifreeze?
Guys, I stumped. And the worst of it, I now have all this money tied up in parts, money I guess I couId have used to get another vehicle. Man, was I counting on this working out, and hoping to make progress at get this van back on the road again.
The fact it ran so darned well before and figured that, with new batteries and all the rest I could revive my good old faithful van.
Now this happens and Im am REALLY bummed and dont know what to do next?
Should I even, still finish the oil and filter change? Or, should I even consider doing any of the other things I was planning and finally got all the parts for, to make this a reliable vehicle?
Or, does this new development mean my engines toast?
IS THIS THE DEATH RATTLE OR IS THERE ANY HOPE AT ALL?
Im baffled at this development? Anyone else ever experienced ANYTHING like this?
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