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> On Dec 25, 2016, at 7:45 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > That's a great idea! I remove the intake manifold when replacing GPs and > forgot I need extra cranking to get rid of the air in the fuel lines. I > R&R'd. Can't believe I forgot spmething so basic! > > > Thx agn! > > LarryT > > >> On 12/25/2016 8:31 PM, Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: >> LarryT. >> >> Air leak? Letting the fuel drain back into the tank. >> >> Check actual power to the GP's and the resistance of each plug. >> >> Fred. >> >> >> Fred Moir. >> Lynn MA. >> Diesel preferred. >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Larry Turner via >> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: 25 December 2016 19:46 >> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Cc: Larry Turner >> Subject: [MBZ] HELP!! My '91 300D is Not Starting >> >> Tried to do some last minute shopping Thursday and she wouldn't fire up >> without some very extended cranking. >> >> It's very rare for it to take more than a few revolutions of the >> engine. So I replaced all of the Glow Plugs just in case, but it didn't >> help. >> >> I don't think it is the Glow Plug Relay because it usually tries to >> start after cranking for 10-15 seconds, but this time I am getting >> nothing! It's not trying to start at all. Saturday before I changed >> the GPs, I got it to start by cranking it. It started firing on 2 then >> three and finally it was on 4 and 5 I think. >> >> BTW, I did a Oil Analysis on it last year and all the numbers came out >> exactly where they should be. Very low metal contamination, no water >> content and almost no fuel content. Also, the fuel mileage has stayed >> stable at 30 mpg +/- 2 mpg. >> >> I will test the Relay tomorrow just in case. *Any ideas?* >> >> Thanks, >> >> LarryT >> >> '91 300D 2.5 Turbo >> 280,000 miles >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
