Yes I have had bad fuel problems,at the,start of winter. I use,Diesel
Treat. My diesel-300CD is under cover for now.

Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI

On Dec 29, 2017 8:41 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:

> I've apparently had some summer fuel foisted on me. I've been using a new
> place that only recently started carrying diesel. We picked up my car
> yesterday after getting a new front wheel bearing and it couldn't get out
> of it's own way. That was at about 0F, it started okay but had zero power.
> Fortunately we only had to limp a few miles home. I put some Power Service
> to it and let it run awhile. I didn't get a chance to try it today, I was
> out chasing Bambi's dad but Angie's car did the same thing Wednesday and
> was better after treatment so I'm expecting good results.One car I could
> have passed off as water, two with exactly the same problem is bad fuel...
> Curt
>
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>
>   On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 8:04 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes<
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:   I never had any trouble down to 0 to
> -10.  BUT I was always careful to
> get winter fuel.  One time a truck stop foisted summer fuel on me
> without notice.  That caused problems because it was way cold.  Once I
> got enough kerosene mixed with it all was well, but since I had filled,
> I had to put in as much K as I could 3 times before it straightened out.
>
> Below, -10, everything has to be right.  Fuel, Glow, oil, IP, Nozzles,
> advance, timing, valve timing, valves...
> It is a good idea to plug in the block heater below 0.
>
> On an Iron head engine, if you set stuck in the way cold while
> traveling, you can use a propane torch to heat the head and/or the oil
> pan (Carefully)
> Way cold = below 0ºF.
>
> > Dwight Giles via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > December 28, 2017 at 4:50 PM
> > My 79 240D would start at 4F with no heater using the triple glow. I had
> > M1 in the engine and always used anti-gel from December-March.
> > Dwight Giles
> > Wickford R!
> >
> > Dwight Giles Jr.
> > Wickford RI
> >
>
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