I'm late to this one I know but I'd vote for the block heater. Its no where
near as cold in MA as you see but at -20F 40 minutes on the block heater has
always been sufficient to get my 240D to start which is good because I use a
110ah battery to power the blockheater...
-Curt
'83 240D "Hammie" 248kmi
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The question is in the subject line....
Actually there is another option too: local VW shop sells VW accessory
oil
pan heaters that are paper thin and glued to the bottom of the pan
(after
thorough cleaning, of course) with a special paste. Cost for this is
about
the same as the block heater.
No one locally seems to sell the circulating pump (plumbs into the
lower rad
hose) anymore, I keep getting told to go see an equipment or truck
dealer.
DieselGiant.com sells them customized, already plumbed into the correct
lower hose for your Mercedes, for about $85.
I have one OM616 and one OM617 to deal with.
Thx
Mac
Aylmer, Quebec
'60 220s / '82 240d (x2) / '82 300sd
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Yeah, maybe I should stop thinking in such broad terms as a complete
rebuild. I think I'll get the car to a mechanic (either Bud in Phx. - or the
guy he sort of recommended down in Tsn.) and say okay, tell me what's wrong
with it, and how much to fix it. If it didn't have to be pulled out and
rebuilt or replaced that'd likely be a great savings.
(Yes, it sounds like a used engine at $950 plus r&r would be cheaper than a
rebuild) (And yes, it probably would be cheaper to find a different car, but
I really don't want to - this one's pretty nice in my eyes).
As to the lockup happening suddenly: It was more gradual, in that the
starter would just run slowly, then it got slower as we kept trying to start
it, and now we get nothing but a click. Yes, the batt., starter, ground
strap were eliminated as culprits.
Brian
83 240D I still believe.
Jim wrote:
Did your brother look inside the valve cover through the oil fill cap. I
bet your timing chain broke and you have a broken camshaft and camshaft
support
bearings.. That is a typical locked up diesel. And it happens instantly
with little or no warning. when the chain breaks, the cam gets out of time
with
the pistons and one of the pistons will come up and strike the valves which
are sticking down. the valves are driven up with such force that it breaks
the camshaft and support bearings. ...
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