I've already eliminated a head swap as too risky to attempt by anyone but a pro. Besides, I love the idea of scavenging another parts car.
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Fmiser <[email protected]> wrote: > > andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > I'm negotiating to purchase a scrap-grade 1985 300TD that was > > totaled back in 2004. The car is virtually complete, although > > all I really crave is a decent 300TD engine to transplant into > > my 1985 300 pseudo-TD. Transport on a flatbed would probably > > be under $300. > > > > The vehicle "ran well" at the time of the collision (so the > > story goes). As the other driver was clearly at fault, the > > owner received a generous settlement and also kept the car in > > his yard for the past 6 years. Unfortunately, he cannot > > jump-start it now. > > > > I am wondering whether I should take a chance on the car - > > what could I do differently to get the motor running? Is > > there a procedure to follow to start a long-dormant > > turbodiesel? Would fuel flow have something to do with it? > > Possibly. Try a fresh reserve of fuel patched in at the > prefilter under the hood - like the procedure for Diesel Purge. > Or even use Diesel Purge. > > > Would a new battery potentially get it started (as opposed to > > a jump start)? > > The engine requires a lot of current. Unless the jumper cables > are Monster Cable, odds are the voltage drop caused by the small > cable will drop the voltage at the starter motor so much in > won't really spin fast enough. And if the old battery was left > in, it too would contribute to voltage drop. > > A strong battery in the battery box may be all it needs. > > > In a worst case scenario it will NEVER start > > due to low compression, but given the low price he's asking > > Ihe would not want to take the time to perform a compression > > test for me. > > But even if the compression is low, it still has the head with > the pump - so you could swap heads and get your SLS working. > > -- Philip > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
