Crank it till it starts or the battery runs down. Short bursts just prolong the process.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 1, 2021, at 5:15 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
