My question was whether one bad GP would make it harder to start the car than with 5 good ones. Two bad ones? But your point is taken - I will test them all once it gets a little warmer.
On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > As I recall you posted that you may have bad GPs several weeks ago. Id > you did then, you certainly do now. Test them and find out. it is not > hard. Pull the pug at the GP realy and check ohms to ground in all 5 pins > with inserts. I'd bet you have at least 2 with infinite resistance.. > > Wear out or fail, your choice. Either way they are BAD. > > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> December 28, 2017 at 3:27 PM >> >> On my W123 300TD, I am having a hard time getting it started when the >> temperature dips below 20 F despite the car being plugged into the block >> heater. It takes 2 minutes of multiple glows and attempts before I can get >> it fired up. Once I get it started the engine runs as if it were >> preheated. >> >> Question: Does this sound like a glow plug issue? Do the plugs wear out or >> simply fail? If one is dead will the other 4 start the car, albeit >> laboriously? >> >> Happy 2018 to all, >> >> Andrew >> 1983 300TD >> 362 K >> > > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
