I think I will adapt the high idle knob from my NA coupe. Been wanting to do that. Now I have more motivation.
Mike On Sep 5, 2012 5:54 PM, "G Mann" <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ahhhhh... the WVO heritic... haha.. > NOW I understand why the extended idle times. > Add to the equation the oil is cool.. or cold and doesn't atomize as well. > > Suggest you may want to rig a fast idle device [Boden cable perhaps with a > length of light chain at the engine end [to allow flex when normal > driving]. > > I have such an arrangement on my ranch trucks to fast idle when using PTO > for dump bed, for example.. > > If you bump the idle up a couple hundred RPM problem should minimize and > temps will be higher for the engine for cleaner burn of the WMO... > > Good Luck, > > Grant... > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Grant, > > I think you may have nailed it. It only happens on extended idle, > > usually in colder weather and more often with higher wvo concentrations. > > It never puffs smoke on startup(valve seals do that) and only on > occasion. > > > > Thanks, Mike > > On Sep 5, 2012 2:01 PM, "G Mann" <g2ma...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > "sit and idle" are the operative words here I think.. A diesel engine > at > > > idle will stack unburned/poorly burned fuel in the cylinders and > exhaust > > > when idled for any period of time. > > > > > > This is due to the lower combustion rate in the unloaded engine and > > slight > > > overfuel condition to sustain idle [so I'm told].... which is why the > new > > > rules for parking semi tractors went into effect. When they start > pulling > > > after idle they smoked and rolled coal. > > > > > > Could be you have one or more fuel nozzles that are not still making a > > good > > > spray pattern, which gives large droplets of fuel which take more heat > > and > > > energy to light off, available at higher speeds and greater loads on > the > > > engine. > > > > > > Just a few thoughts, > > > > > > Grant... > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Michael Canfield <slozuk...@gmail.com > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > After letting my 300d sit and idle it sometimes blows a quite large > > > cloud > > > > of oil smoke out the exhaust as soon as I stomp it to the floor and > go > > > down > > > > the road. I am guessing at bad turbo seals. What else could I look > > for? > > > > I am wondering if there is a different turbo I can run for a bit > more > > > > boost if I have to replace it. I recently sold my hot rod Beetle so > > now > > > my > > > > son and I have decided the Benz should be our next "rice eater". Lol > > > > > > > > Thanks, Mike > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
