Low compression? Valves adjusted in past several months? -Max
-----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Jaime Kopchinski Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:47 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] glowing in the cold 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 _______________________________________ 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
