Ok we are waiting. Northern cold forces us to deal creatively with winter diesels.
Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Dec 28, 2017 10:12 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > OMG sheer genius. I will report back tomorrow come what may. > > On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 10:11 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Triple glow is,the Curt technique. Do the glow 3 times before trying to >> start. Has worked,great for me. >> >> Dwight Giles Jr. >> Wickford RI >> >> On Dec 28, 2017 10:05 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> > Thanks - good questions. >> > >> > Primer as the updated black cap. >> > >> > If fuse were bad it would not start Period. Same with the gp relay - >> > would turn but wouldn't fire. >> > >> > Might need a valve adjustment I do a lot of stop and go driving. Maybe >> > this has hastened the valve clearance tightening? >> > >> > Battery is strong. I did not try lengthy afterglow - that could help. >> > >> > Perhaps tomorrow I will try to start w/o using the block heater but try >> > after-glowing instead. >> > >> > Dwight wrote: *My 79 240D would start at 4F with no heater using the >> > triple glow**.* What is that? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 8:39 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > > On December 28, 2017 at 5:39 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes < >> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Low probability might be an air leak in the fuel system that allows >> air >> > > in so the injection pump looses it's prime. ;-) >> > > >> > > Does the primer pump have a white plastic cap that screws down to >> lock or >> > > a black cylindrical cap? >> > > >> > > Mitch. >> > > >> > > _______________________________________ >> > > 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
