The car should still start at 18F even without a block heater, assuming a good
battery, working glowplugs, synthetic oil and correctly set valves.
Remember the procedure, run the glow cycle twice, foot to the floor, crank the
engine until the car starts or the battery dies. Don't chicken out on this,
plan to only make one try at this. It will be MUCH harder to start if you stop
cranking and try again...
Put the battery charger on overnight, get a trouble light with a 100w bulb and
put it under the hood for a couple hours, put a blanket over the front clip to
hold the heat in. If it doesn't fire something else is wrong.
-Curt
From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold starting your dizzel
Normal.
On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote:
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:
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