Actually no, I'm quite serious. I've only driven my old 300D (76 - 115) in the summer so I've never had to start it in really cold weather. I only bought it last summer in July. I drove it until Halloween and then put it in the garage for the winter. Toward the end of October it got a bit colder at night and it did not start quite like it did in July and August (obviously)come morning. I really have to say that I feel bad about forcing it to run when it is cold. I like to make sure that the oil pressure guage has pegged before trying to rev it up. I got accustomed to turning the cold idle control up until it warmed up and then turning it back down but I didn't have to do much more to cold start it through the summer. I feel even better if the motor has warmed up before I have to tromp on it much. Call me a wuss but I'm afraid of hurting the poor old thing. Once it is up to temp I don't mind pushing it hard but I sure hate to do so when it is cold.
Randy B -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christopher McCann Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:41 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wulf is back! AND Stanadyne in line fuel heater (free) OK - My SARCASM warning light came on, brightly...please acknowledge that you are joking, so it will go out. Chris R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: That really sounds abusive to a cold engine. Can they really handle this sort of thing without harm? I never try to start mine in the winter but even in the fall it was cool enough that it did not start like in the summer. I felt bad about having to hold the pedal down a bit to keep it running. Randy B -----Original Message----- Or at least part of it. A few glow cycles is also a must when it gets down there. It is also wise to crank, non-stop with the pedal floored until the engine is firing on enough cylinders to keep itself running. This can take quite a bit of cranking but it is necessary and the starter can handle it. Johnny B.
