Re: [MBZ] I figured out why the 642 was so hard to start, surprised it even started
I remember when fuel in my W115 300D gelled. It had to be towed to the Texaco station at the mall and sit in their heated bay until the fuel melted. Talk about embarrassing On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 9:03 PM mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > One time in the 1980s my dad's Cutlass Ciera 4.3 gelled up, the steel > line under the floor I think. Dad blamed the supercooled water from the > salted roads splashing the underbody. Had it towed to a shop and they > thawed it out indoors. I assume they put some treatment in the tank too. > > Another time I was housesitting and the summer fuel in the Belarus acted > up, I had to put a Reddy Heater under it for an hour to get it going so > I could plow the driveway. > Parking it outdoors next to the house may have contributed to the > problem, but at least it was near a source of electricity. > > On 2024-01-15 19:56, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > I was thinking about this very subject the other day, I've had it > > happen 3 times. Once in a 190D I hauled north from New Jersey that > > probably hadn't been driven since summer. Once with the VWs when we had > > a cold snap and the fuel hadn't been treated properly (Cumberland Farms > > gave me a free tank of fuel on that one) and once when the Tucker had > > either bad fuel or water in the bottom of the tank. > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I figured out why the 642 was so hard to start, surprised it even started
One time in the 1980s my dad's Cutlass Ciera 4.3 gelled up, the steel line under the floor I think. Dad blamed the supercooled water from the salted roads splashing the underbody. Had it towed to a shop and they thawed it out indoors. I assume they put some treatment in the tank too. Another time I was housesitting and the summer fuel in the Belarus acted up, I had to put a Reddy Heater under it for an hour to get it going so I could plow the driveway. Parking it outdoors next to the house may have contributed to the problem, but at least it was near a source of electricity. On 2024-01-15 19:56, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I was thinking about this very subject the other day, I've had it happen 3 times. Once in a 190D I hauled north from New Jersey that probably hadn't been driven since summer. Once with the VWs when we had a cold snap and the fuel hadn't been treated properly (Cumberland Farms gave me a free tank of fuel on that one) and once when the Tucker had either bad fuel or water in the bottom of the tank. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I figured out why the 642 was so hard to start, surprised it even started
I was thinking about this very subject the other day, I've had it happen 3 times. Once in a 190D I hauled north from New Jersey that probably hadn't been driven since summer. Once with the VWs when we had a cold snap and the fuel hadn't been treated properly (Cumberland Farms gave me a free tank of fuel on that one) and once when the Tucker had either bad fuel or water in the bottom of the tank. That last one was the only time I've ever used Diesel 911. It took awhile but seemed to do the trick. -Curt On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 05:25:02 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Bingo, that’s my guess. I believe this is the first time I have ever actually had it happen. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 15, 2024, at 4:16 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:11:06 -0600 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Today, it’s 13 and it starts right up by dies with 10 seconds. Fuel >> pump sounds like a cow giving labor. Check engine light was for several >> low rail pressure codes. Got to thinking, it’s been several weeks since >> I have driven it and the last place I filled up was down in Texas. > > So you have gelling fuel ... > > > Craig > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I figured out why the 642 was so hard to start, surprised it even started
On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:24:48 -0600 Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > So you have gelling fuel ... > > Bingo, that’s my guess. I believe this is the first time I have ever > actually had it happen. Some Howes Diesel Treat (or other non-alcohol de-geller) in each tank would make a more fair starting test ... Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I figured out why the 642 was so hard to start, surprised it even started
Bingo, that’s my guess. I believe this is the first time I have ever actually had it happen. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 15, 2024, at 4:16 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:11:06 -0600 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Today, it’s 13 and it starts right up by dies with 10 seconds. Fuel >> pump sounds like a cow giving labor. Check engine light was for several >> low rail pressure codes. Got to thinking, it’s been several weeks since >> I have driven it and the last place I filled up was down in Texas. > > So you have gelling fuel ... > > > Craig > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] I figured out why the 642 was so hard to start, surprised it even started
On Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:11:06 -0600 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Today, it’s 13 and it starts right up by dies with 10 seconds. Fuel > pump sounds like a cow giving labor. Check engine light was for several > low rail pressure codes. Got to thinking, it’s been several weeks since > I have driven it and the last place I filled up was down in Texas. So you have gelling fuel ... Craig ___ 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
[MBZ] I figured out why the 642 was so hard to start, surprised it even started
Today, it’s 13 and it starts right up by dies with 10 seconds. Fuel pump sounds like a cow giving labor. Check engine light was for several low rail pressure codes. Got to thinking, it’s been several weeks since I have driven it and the last place I filled up was down in Texas. Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
