1989 volvo 760 d24tic stopped running

[v8volvo]

Foghorn, as was mentioned earlier it will help the folks here who are trying to help you if you give more information to work with. You will need to provide complete details about what exact steps you are taking and what you have done so far in order to get the most useful advice in return. We don't know what you have the mityvac connected to, what you have done with the other parts of the fuel system to ensure that you are not pulling air in rather than fuel, etc. And we don't know all the other things you have touched and worked on and changed previously over the past several go-arounds with this car.

In other words, right now you're asking folks here for help, and we're trying to give it, but the best we can really do is try to use our imagination about what the problem might be and what might lead you the right direction, because we have very little information about what you're dealing with and no visuals. You get out of this process what you put into it. Right now it seems to not be much of either, despite the best efforts of everyone posting in your thread!

A detailed post from you, with detailed pictures, reviewing everything you have done and showing what you're doing now would be one good way to start moving things forward successfully.

Another way, if it's easier, would be to take a video and post it to youtube and share the link here. If you do this, give a full tour of everything going on under the hood. Keep the camera rolling while you use the mityvac so we see what you see there, show us how the fuel lines are hooked up, show us how the engine looks and sounds when you're cranking it, etc, etc. More detail is better! Make it as long as you like!

[Foghorn117]

So got the car running. Found out that it had water in the tank, which was frozen making it not possible to run. Now I'm dripping the tank to fix the issue

[v8volvo]

Tell us more about what you did so that we can help you. Where you go from "here" depends on what "here" is.

Did you add an electric lift pump like you were talking about doing, and it started after that?

[Foghorn117]

I found the issue, water in fuel tank. No idea how it got there.

[v8volvo]

Wow. Well that would do it, and also explains the original reason the engine ran for a little while then stalled. That's out of left field. I still say you could have come to the diagnosis of "bad fuel" much more quickly and with less frustration if you had followed a step-by-step logical diagnostic process ruling other possibilities out. Just a tip for the future, and it would have left an easier to follow chain of troubleshooting information here for others to potentially find and make use of later. But either way it's good to hear you got it figured out, assuming you are sure this was it.

So, did you get the water all out of the tank, or hook up an alternate known good fuel source, and now it starts and runs just like normal again??

How did you figure out that was the issue? The process here, now that you have found a solution, is to close out your thread with details on how you succeeded, so that someone else finding this later on will understand the steps you went through and possibly get their own benefit out of it. This is the small favor you return for all the *free* time and advice others gave you. It's a way for this conversation to help not only you, but others too.

Have you replaced the fuel filter yet? You probably should, knowing there has been water in the tank, since it likely has much moisture and corrosion inside now if so.

[Foghorn117]

It was warm out so I'd thought I'd try again after I had charged the battery. When it started to catch I knew it was getting fuel, but when I ran it for 5 to 10 mins the fuel filter filled with water. And than it all clicked.

I had to open the fuel door in the trunk and gained access to the tank, I lifted the car on the passenger side. To get the fuel closer to the opening. Than I used a 12v fuel transfer pump. Got all the fuel out of the tank. And seen that there was about 10 liters of water in about 40 liter of fuel.

I would say if having fuel issues, just get in the tank and check. I'd say if you think it had fuel than it cut it out quick or a brown liquid come out of injectors.

I put a new filter on and than found this out. Guess I'll change it again.

[v8volvo]

Nice work, well done figuring it out and getting it solved. Thanks for the update and suggestions.

Glad you got it back on the road!

[ngoma]

In your early posts you did suspect some drunk vandals doing something. Maybe they poured water in the tank?

[Foghorn117]

Yeah,they did mess with it. But the thought didnt cross my mind. But I get the car running but not very well like it doesnt run well . Smoke out the back. I'll have to dump the tank of all fuel and start fresh. Good thing I know what I'm doing now.

[RedArrow]

One more reason for a $6 lockable fuel cap.

Everyone with a diesel car should have it, period. What a story!!