Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about doing it in shorter intervals until it starts?
Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes <[email protected]> writes: > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to crank > on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it began to > fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > -D > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I wasn’t >> such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the fittings >> and fuel showed up it took right off. >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco >> paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows >> and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and >> I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. >> >> Bob R >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a hot >>> engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. _______________________________________ 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
