I could try that. I will also try plugging in the block heater again for a longer time and see if warming it up helps.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:44 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 115 300D still won't start White smoke from the exhaust indicates there is fuel present. The older Dodges used an electric resistance heater at the air intake as a starting aid. With that knowledge, I wonder if using a heat gun at the intake would safely help start a car such as yours. Pete -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I checked the glow plugs etc and they appeared to be ok - the expansion wire > glowed orange too. I had a new set so > I put them all in but it did not help at all. I am starting to wonder if I > have > run it low on fuel. I knew I was > getting toward the bottom of that tank given the mileage on the trip odometer > etc but was waiting for the low fuel > light to come on before refilling. I have about 350 miles on the tank > according > to the trip odometer. I have gone > further than that but only in warmer weather with all highway driving. This > tank > is while it is cooler and has some > urban driving so I may not have much left in th tank. I am wondering now if > that > light may have malfunctioned. So, > before I dig any further, I am going to pick up a 5 gallon can of diesel and > pour it into the tank. I might even > change out the fuel filter as I have never done that in my 4 summers of > driving > it. I also got some of the small > clear filters but the car did not have one originally and I have never put one > in so I cannot crawl under and look > for fuel or for crud in the filter either. > > My initial thought was the glow system as I drove the car on Saturday and it > ran > like normal. I went to help my > brother-in-law do some electrical work and install a roof vent in his new > garage. That is about 45 minutes away. I > drove out there on Saturday morning and the car sat on the street from 10:30 > to > about 8:00 PM and then started > normally and drove fine for 45 minutes home in the dark. Maybe I am lucky > that I > made it into the garage. I did not > use it at all on Sunday and then Monday morning, it would not start. It cranks > and it tries to fire and it smokes a > cloud out the back but it does not start. Will add some fuel and see if that > resolves the problem. My recollection > is that it may take a fair amount of cranking if there is now some air in the > lines. > > Randy > > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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 _______________________________________ 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
