It's good to be getting these cold weather starting tips.
Kinda intersting: before I'd read any MB manual or heard any of this advice, I found through trial and error that my newly purchased 83 240D (with engine that would only last another few hundred miles) could really only be started in a strikingly similar fashion to what has been described (even though the coldest it was overnight there was around 40 or so). Actually I'd start cranking (after glowing of course) and then I'd hit it to the floor once and begin pumping as the starter cranked. I guess I'm a pumper due to my carbureted days. Brian On 1/5/07, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just a note, When its REALLY cold out, like 0F or colder you'll want to glow +15-30 secs twice. I've never found any real advantage in a third glow but the second glow does seem to make a difference. Then crank and HOLD. I guess I agree with the crowd that said pump the accelerator and hold half way. So all the way down and back maybe 3 times then hold midway and crank until it starts or the battery dies. If its 0F or colder you've only got one shot, make it a good one. -Curt Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 22:51:12 -0600 From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trying out 0Wxx Mobil 1 To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Pershiate it. Brian On 1/4/07, John W. Reames III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 4 Jan 2007, Zoltan Finks wrote: > > > By this do you mean press pedal all the way down and release, or press > pedal > > all the way down and hold there? > > Above freezing: > > Turn key to glow. wait for light to go out+15 sec. Turn key to start. Hold > key in start until engine fires regularly. (Release key) > > Below freezing: > > Turn key to glow. wait for light to go out. wait 15 more sec (depress > accelerator fully here). Turn key to start. Hold key in start until engine > fires regularly. (Release key) slowly back off accelerator. > > > It makes a BIG difference in cold starting. Pressing the accelerator while > the engine is spinning is VERY different than while the engine is dead > still. I have used this procedure on a dead cold engine (overnight sit > with morning temp of 14F) without plugging it in, without problem. > > I didn't bother with the cord last winter, and this winter... well in > baltimore, daffodils are coming up. > > -j. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
