Yes I never had to do the triple glow,with my OM 602. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Dec 28, 2017 10:25 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
