> but what is a "choke" on a diesel?
You used it _like_ a choke knob. It increased idle speed, like most choke knobs also do, but did not affect mixture in any way. If it looks like a choke, and quacks like a choke... It was for better _running_ at cold start, not starting per se. It's so it wouldn't die when you took your foot off the pedal, before the engine had started to warm up. -- Jim _______________________________________ 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
