Hard starting usually means the need for a valve adjustement, according to my indy tech who is an MB diesel expert.
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:00 PM, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just replacing what is there with new original style. I know there are > folks who believe the new style is better > but I also read that there is nothing really wrong with the original > equipment type so I just got a new set of > those. > > 300D does not have the pull out glow switch. It is in the ignition lock so > I can just turn it on and check with the > voltmeter. > > What was the story with ohms? My recollection is that one can test them for > resistance to see if they have gone > bad. I am assuming that an open circuit is dead and my recollection is that > a usable one should have a minimal > resistance of something less than one ohm. I also assume one must > disconnect and test each separately. > > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Loren Faeth > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 12:50 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 115 300D won't start > > > have someone hold out the glow switch. with a volt meter check for > voltage on each busbar. when you get to the one that has no voltage, > moving forward, then the plug behind that is the bad one. > > If you replace loop type with loop type, then everything, including > the ground goes back as before. If you replace series, loop type > with pencil type, then you do not use the insulators or busbars, or > the ground. for the pencil type, you need to make up new 10 ga wires > with terminals for the GPs. It is difficult to locate 10 ga > connectors with small terminal holes, but they are available. Pencil > type are wired in parallel, with 12v at the terminal of each plug. > > > > At 12:37 PM 11/3/2008, you wrote: > >I know this has been covered lots of times but if someone out there > >wouldn't mind, I would like to be reminded of > >the procedure for checking the old style series glow plugs. > > > >My car would not start this morning and it was in the garage and it > >is not cold out. The orange light came on as > >normal and went out as normal and it cranked pretty good but never > >started. It blew clouds of grey-black smoke out > >the back. I am guessing that I may have had at least one > >questionable glow plug for a while and have now perhaps > >lost another. It tried to start but I could not get it to catch > >notwithstanding that I tried a number of times and > >ran the battery down to where I finally decided it was best to just > >leave it alone. I put the charger on the > >battery for the morning and left it in the garage. I say I may have > >had a glow plug or two bad because it has not > >been starting all that strongly lately. It would start a bit rough > >and blow smoke until it evened out. I know that > >I need to adjust the valves too as I have never done it and I have > >put about 9K miles on it. Don't know when it > >might have had that done last before I got it. > > > >I have a whole set of new glow plugs that I got from Rusty a year or > >more back and have never installed. I suppose > >I should throw the whole set of new ones in and save any existing > >good ones for spares. > > > >Anything special I should know about changing them out? What is the > >process for checking to see which might be bad? > > > >Maybe the car just does not like November! I have not run it past > >Halloween in previous years as my insurance > >normally runs out on the last day of October. I usually just switch > >to storage insurance and leave it in the garage > >for the winter. However, I needed the car on Saturday as I had to go > >out of town and my elder son did too. He used > >my Supercrew and I kept the insurance on the MB for a few more days. > >The weather is really nice here today so I was > >going to drive it to work. I need to pick up some oil and do the > >change before it goes into storage for the winter > >too. > > > >Randy > > > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.okiebenz.com > >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > Loren Faeth > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
