It seems than at Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:19:45 +0200, Peter wrote: > My old w123 300D is on its last 100000km , compression +- 15 > bar and it currently requires about 12 sec of glowing ( new > type plugs ) and seconds of cranking at 10degC ambient. Now > the question is do you glow twice and possibly reduce > cranking time , or reduce glow time and crank more - there is > a compromise between glowplug life , starter motor life and > battery life. I wonder what the best compromise is. Further > throttling help with cold starting ? - the idea being that all > that excess air drawn in when starting cools the intake charge > unnecessarily. Regards Peter
I quite driving one of my 240s when it required two glow cycles and the starter plus a good sized hill if the air temperature was below 10 C (50 F). The block heater is big help. In my experience, more glow and less crank seems to work best. But as summer turned into autumn, and daytime temperatures stayed below 15 C (60 F), I retired the car. It's one of my best parts cars now! -- Philip _______________________________________ 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
