Glow plugs working? R A Bennell wrote: > My 76 300D gets to where it really does not want to start up even at > 50 F even with the block heater plugged in. It cranks pretty good and > tries to start but often takes several tries and runs pretty slow > until it really gets going. I know you folks have told me I need to > check my valve adjustments but have yet to do it. It runs fine in > warmer weather and I rarely need to run it in the cooler weather so it > has not really caused me much grief. It sounds like it is not hitting > on all cylinders and I have to keep the starter cranking longer than I > like so I am concerned that I may do some ultimate harm to the > starter. Maybe, if the weather holds for another week or two, I will > pull the cover and have a go at it. I put the car in the garage last > night and it may well stay there until spring. The insurance has been > changed to storage only so I cannot drive it now in any event. > > Randy in the GWN > > On 02/11/2010 9:43 PM, OK Don wrote: >> The 617 in the '76 300D started great with M1 at -5, but would hardly >> crank >> with dino oil without the engine heater. >> ou are right - the 60x engines are a whole different story - great >> engines >> all around. >> >> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Curt Raymond<curtlud...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Uhhhh, no. BTDT got the t-shirt. At -10F a 616 is iffy, at -20F it >>> will not >>> start Mobil 1 be dammed. That was with my '83 240D, the starter just >>> can't >>> spin the engine fast enough long enough to start at that temp. >>> >>> 60x engine is a whole different story. >>> >>> -Curt >>> >> OK Don >> 2001 ML320 >> 1992 300D 2.5T >> 1990 300D 2.5T >> 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > >
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