Thanks for input. The air filter is new. The fuel filter should be changed out. I bought some but have not put one in yet.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 4:01 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] cold(er) weather starting issues? Randy, My first thought was gelled fuel but if it started with a warm block thats probably not it. My 240D would start at pretty much any temp down to freezing even without glowplugs, it wasn't happy about it, it'd need to crank for longer than I liked and it'd belch black smoke when it started but it did start... So yeah, maybe its time to replace glowplugs and adjust the valves. Give it a shot of isopropyl alcohol to sequester any water in the tank and maybe a shot of anti-gel just in case. Probably also a good time for new fuel filters and at least check the airfilter too... -Curt
