Your block heater doesn't seem to work. If it did the car would start easily. Start by making sure the cable isn't munched. Just follow it to where it plugs in, damage will be obvious.
Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 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
