Good advice. I've been unhappy with my 190D's performance on these single digit
days so yesterday I picked up a bottle of Power Service Diesel Supplement.
I put in maybe a pint right at the autoparts store. The car had been running
okay but started harder than I liked and would quit if I didn't hold the
throttle open for 20 seconds or so on startup, it also seemed a little pokey.
Its probably all in my head but I could swear I felt a difference a couple
minutes later. My theory is that some of the fuel in the filters had gelled and
was holding things up just a little...
We'll see, it was a balmy -2F last night, the block heater came on at 4:30am
and shut off at 8am, its 10am now...
-Curt
Message: 17
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:48:27 -0500
From: Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold and fuel gelling
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Even if the fuel you buy is winterized, most commercial fuel in the US
is only winterized to about zero (F) temps. Then of course if there's
any water in the fuel (water condenses into the fuel from the air in a
less than full tank every time the temp drops below the dew point of
the
air) that will freeze and block fuel flow. Whenever you anticipate that
temps will drop below zero if you add a dose (or double dose) of an
anti-gel into the fuel and allow it to migrate clear thru the fuel
system, you will seldom have ANY trouble.
If you do less than that, you WILL have problems.
Marshall
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I've got a 617 wagon engine and tranny for sale in MI.
Ralph W.
'83 300CD '82 300TD (2 parts wagons)
'90 300D '01 E320 Wagon
'87 300TD
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>> On 1/26/07, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>> Local guy selling a 1984 300D- says it has a tranny issue and a coked
>>> injector. If I buy it and part it out, who needs what?
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> If its just a coked injector.... **might** be interested in engine.
> Your in MO right?
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> John
> '79 300SD (one running, one not)
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