My guess would be that you have something very wrong. If the block heater has been plugged in for at least a week, the engine should be warm to the touch, and start without any special procedures. Perhaps you block heater isn't functioning?
Jaime On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Wonko the Sane <don.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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
