Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-08 Thread OK Don
Well, crap. I threw it out long ago! I'll have to raid the local church between masses --- On 5/7/07, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh crap! I forgot to tell you. That little vile of water I kept in the glove box is holy water. You can have to springle it on the hood star, click your

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-07 Thread OK Don
You and I need to do some trading, but this one isn't up for consideration. It's been working fine since --- On 5/6/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will trade you something for it. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea, we do. What do you want and what do you want to get rid of? I think I already know this answer though. OK Don wrote: You and I need to do some trading, but this one isn't up for consideration. It's been working fine since --- On 5/6/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-07 Thread Donald Snook
Ok Don wrote: I've been wondering why Snook wanted to sell this car is the 300SEL haunted also? Oh crap! I forgot to tell you. That little vile of water I kept in the glove box is holy water. You can have to springle it on the hood star, click your heels (they don't have to be

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-07 Thread BillR
. Was the holy water thrown too close to the washer? BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 2:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist Ok Don wrote: I've been

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-06 Thread LarryT
Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 3:40 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist Well, all the glow plugs are new, and it's

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-06 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I will trade you something for it. OK Don wrote: Thursday AM I headed to Lawton (80 miles SW.). I turned on the key, fastened the seatbelt, looked at the glow plug light, and saw that it was off. It's usually still on for another second or two. The engine started normally. When I released the

[MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-05 Thread OK Don
Thursday AM I headed to Lawton (80 miles SW.). I turned on the key, fastened the seatbelt, looked at the glow plug light, and saw that it was off. It's usually still on for another second or two. The engine started normally. When I released the key, the glow plug light turned on, and stayed on

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-05 Thread LarryT
/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . - Original Message - From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 12:15 PM Subject: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist Thursday AM I headed to Lawton (80

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-05 Thread OK Don
Well, all the glow plugs are new, and it's working fine now. Even when the light is wacky, the engine starts like the plugs are working fine. On 5/5/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: my 91 300D 2.5T did that. After checking each GP (all were new) and the wiring brtween the Amp and GP I

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-05 Thread Jim Cathey
Well, all the glow plugs are new, and it's working fine now. Even when the light is wacky, the engine starts like the plugs are working fine. If it's not particularly cold out, it would. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-05 Thread OK Don
But I can tell the difference between the few extra revolutions it takes to start when I don't let it pre-glow, even at 75F. On 5/5/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, all the glow plugs are new, and it's working fine now. Even when the light is wacky, the engine starts like the

Re: [MBZ] 300D 2.5 turbo wagongeist

2007-05-05 Thread LT Don
Don: My 240D did that briefly. I am pretty sure it was a carbon bridge in the pre-chamber shorting things out some, because after I reamed out the pre-chambers the problem immediately went away and has not returned. I was using the upgrade pencil-style plugs, too, not the loops ones. On 5/5/07,