I'm not burning any oil and I think it's pretty normal to see smoke at night on acceleration when illuminated by headlights behind you...smoke within reason, of course. If you can't see it during the day, then it's not much smoke. Chris
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christopher McCann wrote: << Next morning, I start the car, need to depress the accelerator to get it to start (it was not cold out) and once started, if I left off the pedal, it would stall. After holding it at normal idle for a minute or so, it would idle at low speed, but not stall...unless I put it in gear. Once the engine is up to operating temp, it idles perfectly normally and there are no other problems... It now does this every time I start it when the engine is cold. Ambient temp has nothing to do with it. Any ideas as to what is going on? Thanks, Chris>>> Chris and all, I, too, have just about the identical problem, and my valve are adjusted within specs. The compression on all five cylinders are good. The only thing I have noticed lately is that I seem to use more oil than I used to, about a quart every 1200 miles. Also, when I floor the accelerator I notice smoke in the rear view mirror lit be approaching headlights. I know Chris and I would really like to solve this problem. Thanks, Mike Netzky 83 300D 190,000 miles _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2006 GSD, "Anke" -1985 300SD, 217K, "Wulf" -1982 300Dt, 117K, "little blue klatter box" -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Try Netflix today! With plans starting at only $5.99 a month what are you waiting for? From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 07 19:16:59 2006 Received: from web30001.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.69.18]) by server8.arterytc8.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GhWRO-0002ok-6a for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:16:59 +0000 Received: (qmail 13889 invoked by uid 60001); 7 Nov 2006 19:16:13 -0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-YMail-OSG: moP_LUMVM1nrNW0C58_kWwnI4WWAr6OfPWyim7ZnbrM0jJS.5U_Gf4fy4jSi8QGxFAyGNjs3hXNiRGiVIoLXkIHxIsYXluuoQn4j5PpKU.fOhHEmTIy6aCjYAyVvow9A6siF0zX5vW..am0- Received: from [24.123.111.98] by web30001.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:16:11 PST Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 11:16:11 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.9.cp1 Subject: Re: [MBZ] low idle pulsating idle when engine(not ambient temp) is cold X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: </pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:16:59 -0000 I have not. Good idea. I have the BERU upgraded plugs and relay...so if one is out, the others will still be staying on (for up to 3 minutes!) and would heat things up more quickly than the original glow plugs. Thanks! Chris David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Next morning, I start the car, need to depress the accelerator to get it to > start (it was not cold out) and once started, if I left off the pedal, it > would stall. After holding it at normal idle for a minute or so, it would > idle at low speed, but not stall...unless I put it in gear. Once the engine > is > up to operating temp, it idles perfectly normally and there are no other > problems... > It now does this every time I start it when the engine is cold. Ambient > temp has nothing to do with it. > > Any ideas as to what is going on? Have you checked for a bad glow plug? _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2006 GSD, "Anke" -1985 300SD, 217K, "Wulf" -1982 300Dt, 117K, "little blue klatter box" -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 07 19:18:03 2006 Received: from nz-out-0102.google.com ([64.233.162.192]) by server8.arterytc8.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GhWSQ-0002s2-IT for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:18:02 +0000 Received: by nz-out-0102.google.com with SMTP id r28so1240967nza for <mercedes@okiebenz.com>; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:17:18 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.15.17 with SMTP id s17mr8317694qbi.1162927037761; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:17:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.70? ( [24.108.12.250]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id e16sm9184646qba.2006.11.07.11.17.16; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:17:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 11:17:08 -0800 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Sender: John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] DaimlerCrysler's latest blunder/CR X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp1 Precedence: list Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: </pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:18:03 -0000 At least TopGear complained that the side pipe's set the door sills on fire... Likely that is more of an issue. On 7-Nov-06, at 11:08 AM, David Brodbeck wrote: > I liked when they tested the Dodge Viper and complained that the > exhaust > rocketing out of the side pipes kept knocking over the traffic > cones in > their lane-change course.
