I forgot to mention all of the cars have Delvac 1300 15w40 Dino in them. Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 31, 2017, at 12:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Exactly my problem in the 83 300TD. I guess a working block heater would > help. > >> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> So it is currently 13 outside and i decided I wanted to see if a few cars >> would start. I did not mess with starting the 606 vehicles as I know they >> will start. So first up was the 83 240D I have been working on that I >> picked up non running. It has had all new filters, oil change, valves >> adjusted, 1 bad glow plug replaced. I has been starting as soon as glow plug >> light goes out when its been down to about 25-30 with no problem. Today I >> tried to start it with the same condition cranking after light went out, it >> would not start. I then glowed it till the relay clicked off, then cycled >> key again and started cranking, and cranked it for as long as the battery >> had left and it was a no go. If I had not tried the first attempt it may >> have lit off. This car is in the shop but there is no heat out there so it >> would have been about outside temp. It sits on the charger in maintain mode >> so I will probably go try it again tomorrow with the proper 616 cold start >> procedure as demonstrated by Jaime. >> >> Up next with the 87 SDL. I glowed it until the light went off then waited >> for about 30 more seconds past that, then started cranking. I figured this >> was overkill with the 603. So it acted like it might be going to start, a >> couple of cylinders would hit a few times but eventually the battery ran out >> and she was done. I was a little disappointed with that one but I think the >> battery is a little weak. I went to drive it a few days ago and it was >> nowhere near as cold as it is today. It started right up after the first >> glow an ran for a couple of seconds before dying like it always seems to >> when its really cold. When I went to start it for the 2nd time the battery >> was too weak so I put it on the charger. A newer battery and it would have >> probably started. >> >> Last up was the 92 rod bender. I was sure this one would fire right up and >> sure enough it did. I just glowed it and as son as the light went out I >> cranked it and it fired right up with no problem, ran smooth right off the >> bad. Of course this car has the afterglow feature. I ran it for a couple >> of minutes then shut it down. >> >> The SDL is charging again and if I have to go anywhere today I want to drive >> it, so maybe it will start later. >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> http://www.avg.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 >> > _______________________________________ 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
