I will also check the small transparent fuel filter to see if the fuel looks "bormal" or like a slurpee.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 2:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > After 2 or 3 hours the engine should be noticeably warm to the touch. > A few years ago my Jetta was out of commission so I tried to take my '84 > 190D to work at -10F. I got a couple blocks and it quit. Put the block > heater on and 12 hours later it still wouldn't go. Hauled it to my Indy > where it fired right up, grrr... > I think I had gelled fuel. I put a quart of Diesel Supplement (enough to > treat 100 gallons) into the tank, drove it for a couple days and filled > with good winter fuel. > -Curt > > From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 2:01 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold starting your dizzel > > I wonder if my W123 300TD block heater is broke > > Had to plug it in to start Sat. night (18 deg.) but then it would not start > Sunday although plugged in for 30 mins. Left it plugged in overnight and > this AM no luck - wouldn't fire. It's either gelled fuel or a block heater > gone south (no pun intended). I'll plug it in again tonight but test for > warmth to see if there's any action. I just had the valves adjusted > too... The outlet is OK - checked that. > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > -- > > --FT > > Winston Churchill: > > “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, > > large or petty, > > never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. > > Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of > > the enemy.” > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
