Hard starting could be some tight valves. White/blue smoke is unburned fuel, could be some injectors are still dirty dispite the purge. Drive it for a few weeks with some more Italian tuneups, Techron additive in the fuel. Check the air filter and intake for any mouse nests or general filth etc.
Check throttle linkage for missing bushings and other looseness. If the tank gauge is working normally otherwise, the reserve light could maybe be a bad ground? The reserve light is always dimly on in my 300SD, and I have not sorted out why. Allan Donald Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > I did a diesel purge with the kit from Kent (Mercedes Source). It worked very > well. I thought. At first, it was spewing out a lot of white smoke. About > halfway through it smoothed out and had no smoke. None. > > I took it on a drive. It is still a little slow. I’m thinking valves are out > of adjustment or the linkage is too loose. > > When I got back I parked it in front of my house and moved my truck. When I > went back to start the car, it was a little hard to start despite being warm > after drive on highway. It is 50 degrees here. So, it’s not exactly cold. > When it started it blew out LOTS of whitish smoke. I mean lots! I have not > changed fuel filter yet. > > The reserve light was on when I got from Kaleb even though it had 1/2 tank. > It went out when I filled it up. But, it came on again with 3/4 tank. I > drove another 100 miles and the light was on with half tank. So, I guess the > sender is all > Gummed up. Could that also mean the sock in the tank is all clogged up? How > do you get that out without dropping the tank? > > Donald H. Snook _______________________________________ 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
