Southern car. On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 9:42 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Bitter cold is 20 below 0 and colder. The only Diesel I had trouble > starting at 20 below was the worn out 1965 190Dc I bought for $400 and > drove several winters as a winter car. Yes, it was the one that wiped out > the pinto and drove away. > > I 'd put a propane torch on the head and heat it up. > >> Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 28, 2017 at 3:24 PM >> How cold is "bitter cold"? Your car should start easily down to at least >> 0F and probably colder than that. >> A dead glowplug would make the car idle poorly until it warmed up a >> little, you'd basically have a dead hole for awhile. >> -Curt >> >> From: Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> >> To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> >> Cc: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 4:18 PM >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] so much for rock auto >> >> I don't have any starting problems EXCEPT when it is bitter cold, and I >> suspect that problem is caused by a faulty block heater. I do have a low >> idling problem at ignition, which I have yet to address but it has nothing >> to do with GPs or injectors. >> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> Maybe that explains the starting problems you've been having. I've had to >> replace glow plugs in every MB I've ever had.I've only been driving MBs >> since 2003 but I've put on close 300,000 miles, 90k each on the '83 240D >> and '85 190D, more like 50,000 miles each on the '78 240D and '84 190D. >> I had injectors cleaned on the '84, it helped it idle more quietly but >> didn't fix the rough starting problem it had, I think that was probably >> leaking rubber hoses. >> -Curt >> > > _______________________________________ > > 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
