If you smell warm wiring at 30seconds, something is loose or worn in the wiring. Check ALL connections from the battery to the starter. Do this before condemning the starter....
Luther On Aug 17, 2011 5:40 PM, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:30 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > Whoa whoa whoa... lets just take a step back now and look at whats going on > here. > This was a running car before the filter change, right? > Now, with a new filter, it doesn't run any more. It was running a year ago. Loren's right that I should've tried to start it before changing the filters, but no use crying over spilt diesel. The basic facts are that it "ran fine when parked" as the expression goes, I changed the filters, put in a new battery, and now it won't start. Sounds like the leading theories are: - Bad or not fully charged battery---It's new, and I'll leave it on the charger for two days before I try again. - GPs not getting power---easy check. - Not cranking long enough---I tried cranking for longer than 15 seconds. The engine slowed down at around 20 seconds, but then started catching periodically just like it has been before (firing two or three times and then just cranking). At about 30 seconds I quit because there was the unmistakable smell of overheated wiring coming from the driver's side of the engine near the firewall---isn't that where the starter is? If I try again with a battery that is fully charged, and the starter still slows down noticeably after 15 seconds, then does that definitively mean the starter is failing (increased current draw as it heats up)? - Air leaks, meaning no fuel delivery to injectors despite seeing fuel at the return line on the filter and at the hard lines when either is loosened---I can smell the exhaust after cranking a while, but it really doesn't smoke to speak of, although I find unburned diesel smoke is harder to see on a warm clear day. I will take out the fuel filter center bolt and make sure that the o-rings are where they should be, and also check for air leaks elsewhere. Could airflow be obstructed on the exhaust side? I don't know how I would begin to check for that beyond sticking a wire or something up the tailpipe to dislodge wasp or mouse nests. Alex _______________________________________ 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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
