I think there might be a miscommunication here. I don't think John B was talking about flooring the accelerator after the engine is running, I think he meant floor the accelerator while you are cranking the starter, and the thing is sort of showing signs of starting, but is not really running yet. So I don't think he meant to just rev the heck out of the thing when it's cold. That would seem a bad idea to me too.
Brian 83 240D On 3/10/06, R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
