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
