Block heater my my 240D has served me well down to -20F (parked outside) at work. If it is plugged in, it is going to start. And remember, that is only a one mile commute to work and then the car sitting for nine hours.
On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Started the '83 240D (Delvac 1300) today at 14F, it started but definately > wasn't happy about the idea. I'm thinking the lower limit with conventional > oil is somewhere around 10F. 6F cold soaked to 0F (it was 0F overnight but > had warmed to 6F by the time I tried to start the car) the other day was a > no-go. > I know from experience with 5w40 M1 it'll start at -10F but I'm using > Delvac 1300 because it leaks worse with synthetic... > > We're supposed to have sleet and freezing rain tonight, I've got the block > heater on in the vain hope that it'll help with the scraping in the > morning... Hammie gets the nod because the windshield wiper on the 190D is > very tired. I think its due for either new brushes in the motor (if I can > figure that out) or a new motor. Hate to think what the latter costs but I'd > prefer it to no wiper. > > -Curt > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090106/c3e7c2ef/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090106/2199b459/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
