Andrew wrote:
The tach in my 1983 300TD is temperamental, and probably on its
last legs. Half the time it's pegged at zero then it behaves
erratically and eventually calms down and performs correctly.
Sure sounds like the classic symptoms of poor connections on the
tach amp socket. This is
Fmiser via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com writes:
Sure sounds like the classic symptoms of poor connections on the
tach amp socket. This is a round cylinder thing (mini-silo) that
lives on the port side inner fender. On an '85, the socket is
there - but it's empty! Prior to '85 there
The tach in my 1983 300TD is temperamental, and probably on its last legs.
Half the time it's pegged at zero then it behaves erratically and
eventually calms down and performs correctly. I've noticed that when it's
restingin dead mode, a tap on the horn brings it back to life. What's
that about?
Tach amp?
Dan
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The tach in my 1983 300TD is temperamental, and probably on its last legs.
Half the time it's pegged at zero then it behaves erratically and
eventually calms down
Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com writes:
The tach in my 1983 300TD is temperamental, and probably on its last legs.
Half the time it's pegged at zero then it behaves erratically and
eventually calms down and performs correctly. I've noticed that when it's
restingin dead
This one really threw me for a loop.
Once my 1985 300TD gets halfway warmed up, a sickly sweet soooty smell
emanates through the vents - even with the ACC in the off position.
At the tech session last Saturday, Ed (the tech I was working with)
pointed out several possible sources: a dribble of
andrew strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com writes:
a dribble of green antifreeze
I think the green explains the dribble
Allan
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Curt Raymond wrote:
Marshall doesn't seem to think it'll help so we'll see.
I think I'll replace 'em
wrong...
When I called Rusty (well Tom sold me the stuff to give proper credit) I
thought to buy new glow plugs too. Those will go in when the cold breaks.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:33:26 -0500
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On my 1983 300TD I can start it as Marshal and Mercedes advise, but it
dies
Marshall doesn't seem to think it'll help so we'll see.
I think I'll replace 'em anyway since I don't know when they were replaced
previously...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:01:55 -0500
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Curt Raymond wrote:
Marshall doesn't seem to think it'll help so we'll see.
I think I'll replace 'em anyway since I don't know when they were replaced
previously...
Rarely helps if the plugs are glowing ABOUT the correct time (longer
when cold). Nothing wrong with replacing older glow plugs,
I thought the dash light not extinguishing after a glow cycle meant a bad
GP relay, and failure to light at all meant a burnt-out glow plug fuse. How
does light diagnose a problem with the glow plugs themselves?
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Curt Raymond wrote:
Marshall
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I thought the dash light not extinguishing after a glow cycle meant a bad
GP relay, and failure to light at all meant a burnt-out glow plug fuse. How
does light diagnose a problem with the glow plugs themselves?
The dash light is NOT a diagnostic, but only a warning
I dont care, I just love the loop plugs for some reason. I guess the
old fashionedness of them or something. Might be different if I HAD to
depend on one to start regularly in the very cold winter mornings. As
it is, I pretty much drive mostly 60x vehicles now and have not had to
rely on an
I keep lusting after the engine in the 190D (w110) at the PnP. That
thing is headed to the crusher on monday, but the engine is just too
...
The loop back is metal line and injector lines and IP are sealed with
some goop the makes it near impossible to remove the IP with ease or
get those
I continue to be dumbfounded that almost nobody follows Mercedes'
recommendation that once you start cranking, KEEP cranking until the
engine starts - DO NOT STOP CRANKING - DO NOT TRY A SECOND TIME
I would modify this for an older knob-start machine, as they shut
of GP current while cranking.
Correct. The OM621 200D owner's manual says crank for 30 seconds, then
wait a minute or two, then glow and crank again. 30 seconds is a long
time. If I get one firing on 1 cylinder, I will stay on it until the
engine starts or the battery dies.
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I
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I continue to be dumbfounded that almost nobody follows Mercedes'
recommendation that once you start cranking, KEEP cranking until the
engine starts - DO NOT STOP CRANKING - DO NOT TRY A SECOND TIME
I would modify this for an older knob-start
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I continue to be dumbfounded that almost nobody follows Mercedes'
recommendation that once you start cranking, KEEP cranking until the
engine starts - DO NOT STOP CRANKING - DO NOT TRY A SECOND TIME
I would modify this for an older knob-start
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I continue to be dumbfounded that almost nobody follows Mercedes'
recommendation that once you start
Are you sure of that statement Jim? I think that my 76 300D would be
like the knob pull 240 but it uses the key.
I'm not sure, I sold our key-start 240D that had the relay under
the dash. I do know, courtesy of the salt shaker, that our knob
car does not continue to glow while cranking,
into it closely.
Randy
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Are you sure of that statement Jim? I think that my 76 300D would be
like
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I continue to be dumbfounded that almost nobody follows Mercedes'
recommendation that once you start cranking, KEEP cranking until the
engine starts - DO NOT STOP CRANKING - DO NOT TRY A SECOND TIME
I would modify this for an older knob-start
Jim Cathey wrote:
I continue to be dumbfounded that almost nobody follows Mercedes'
recommendation that once you start cranking, KEEP cranking until the
engine starts - DO NOT STOP CRANKING - DO NOT TRY A SECOND TIME
I would modify this for an older knob-start machine, as they shut
of GP
andrew strasfogel wrote:
On my 1983 300TD I can start it as Marshal and Mercedes advise, but it dies
almost immediately unless I depress the fuel pedal enough to keep the tach
at 750 rpm. Hope to change the glow plugs once we thaw out a bit to see if
that solves the problem.
Glow plugs will
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1979 240D-250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles
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Dwight
Glory Hallelujah and Amen. The conversion -- and just the plugs using the
original relay -- has been money well spent w/ my '77 240D.
My car with the change to pencil plugs starts in the winter like it started
in the summer with loop plugs.
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