Chris - How long since you did a valve adjust? Barry
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Christopher McCann > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:52 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: [MBZ] low idle and pulsating idle when engine (not ambient > temp) iscold > > > So I drove the 1985 300SD for 300 miles the other day. No problems. > > Next morning, I start the car, need to depress the accelerator > to get it to start (it was not cold out) and once started, if I > left off the pedal, it would stall. After holding it at normal > idle for a minute or so, it would idle at low speed, but not > stall...unless I put it in gear. Once the engine is up to > operating temp, it idles perfectly normally and there are no > other problems... > > EXCEPT (this may or may not be related) about a year ago, the > idle started to slightly surge/pulsate until it got up to > operating temp...actually up to operating temp FOR A WHILE (like > 15 minutes of driving). This also is not effected by ambient temp. > > It was raining during the 300 miles of driving - doubt that had > anything to do with it. > > It now does this every time I start it when the engine is cold. > Ambient temp has nothing to do with it. > > Any ideas as to what is going on? > > Thanks, > > Chris > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
