Wonko, Did you hold the accel. pedal to the floor? 60 seconds seems too long - I'm wondering if the GP relay had already shut off and the glow plugs were cooling off? Do you know anything about diesel engines? ;)
After reading the other posts on this topic, I felt the need to prove my car's cold starting ability. This a.m., a little warmer at 28 deg F, I let it glow once and waited a count of ten after the timer light went out, and it started immediately. No pedal required until after it was running (my electronic idle control is disabled on this car). I have made the purple wire modification on this car to get after-glow, but the improvement in post-start idle is not nearly as dramatic as it was on my NA 617 (now sold). Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 318k miles '95 E300 274k miles "project" '73 Balboa 20 Charleston SC -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 11:05 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] glowing in the cold For giggles, I just tried starting the 240D with -5F temps outside, and -15F when I woke up this morning. The block heater has been plugged in non-stop for at least the last week and the car was driven on Christmas day. .... 60 seconds preglow, cranked a while (did NOT crank until the battery died) and no start. If I really had to drive it, I'd do several 60 seconds preglows and then go for broke. But hey ... it is OLD, only one year younger than my oldest kid! At its age, I don't expect miracles. It is a senior citizen and deserves to be treated as such. That is why I drive a 300E in this sort of temps. On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Craig McCluskey <diese...@pisquared.net>wrote: > On Mon, 4 Jan 2010 16:46:32 -0800 (PST) Curt Raymond > <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Yup crank until you win or crash... I find that if I'm waiting for > > the relay I'll never hear it ... > > Leave the door ajar so the interior light is on. When the glow plug > relay drops out, the interior light will get noticably brighter. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- You are what you are now because you where then. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
