That’s how I have always done it years back in the 61x cars. Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 28, 2017, at 9:11 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
