Temp gauge was resting on the bottom for the first maybe 5+ minutes(that time is pretty much downhill so idling motor but cruising at around 30mph with the occasional slight press of the pedal) Then started rising and within 15 minutes which is about the time I hit the highway it was up to around 80-90C and stayed there for the rest of the trip.
I'm assuming that it didn't get any warmer any quicker due to: A) the cold (single digits, 1F when I left) b)the wind sucking out even more of the generated heat (-10 - -20F wind chills) c) the veggie tank sucking out a decent portion of heat d)the more or less exposed heater lines that run along the bottom of the car from the engine compartment to below the rear seat leaking out heat e) the lack of a working aux coolant pump I'm sure i could replace the aux coolant pump and get a bit more heat in the cabin, but it works just fine for my needs and I imagine it would suck more heat from the veggie tank. Levi On 2/6/07, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What'd the temp gauge for the engine read? My 190D is toasty warm within half an hour no matter how cold it is out. My 240D was as good or maybe even better... -Curt Message: 17 Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 06:41:46 -0500 From: "Levi Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Cold weather To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <Mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Just thought I'd share some of my cold weather this morning here near Corning, NY. It was about 1F outside. Block heater was plugged in for a couple hours before starting. It wasn't that bad, but it did take a couple tries. (Not NEARLY as bad as this weekend when it was in the single digits during the day, no block heater and 2 glow plugs were out. That took a LOT of cranking.) (: Well, on my mainly 45 minute highway commute at about 70mph, by the end of the trip my veggie tank was at about 65F and the cabin temp was up to about 45F. Levi --------------------------------- Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. _______________________________________ 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
