hi all,
i'm in reno,nv and loaned my crd to family who drove it to elko,nv and then filled the tank with gas. so... i'm looking for a recommendation for a mechanic. any thoughts appreciated. thank you.
victoria

All is not lost and any competent mechanic can fix it even if they drove the few hundred feet needed for the vehicle to stall. What you need includes: a bottle of Diesel 911; a new fuel filter; a small portable fuel pump; a bit of fuel hose; a hose connecting barb; a container for contaminated fuel; and say 5 gallons of clean diesel.

Undo the line coming from the tank to the fuel filter head at the fuel filter head; hook the portable fuel line to the line you just disconnected; and pump your fuel tank dry into the referenced container.

Disconnect the pump and pull the fuel filter off (don't forget to unplug the WIF on the bottom), pour it out; remove the WIF; and THROW THAT FILTER AWAY. It is contaminated, and the percentage is too high in there to expect that you will be able to recover that. Install the WIF on the new filter; pour the Diesel 911 DIRECTLY into the filter; reinstall the filter on the filter head; and reconnect the WIF and fuel line. Add the rest of the Diesel 911 (use the whole bottle) into the tank, OR both bottles FULL STRENGTH if you had to get the Power Service Silver.

Add ca. 5 gallons of clean diesel, start it up (it should fire fairly quickly but if not do several relatively brief crank up cycles say 10-15 seconds each) and let it run with that mix for a good 10 minutes to really wash everything out. It should smooth out fairly quickly, but you want to give it a good washing with actual diesel. All in all, your CRD *should* be OK.