Drove into Autozone with a dead battery around 8:30 pm, turned off engine,
and went inside to buy a new one. The two sweet young ladies would not
install a new one because it was dribbling rain off and on. I asked for a
jump and they brought out a small hand-held battery pack. I said I didn't
> Dieselhead wrote:
>
> Moral of the story: Put a new battery in you Diesel ever few
> years. take the old one and put it in the 107 SL or some other
> gasser where it can live out its old age.
About the only diesel left in my fleet is the lawnmower. I guess I
could rig a battery box for it, th
ou obviously know 'all' about it."
Rushed to Sears and got new bat.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2013 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D no start
So i
So if battery was bad then why wouldn't it even crank with battery
charger set 225A start mode. Why did it initially crank with
battery charger and now not?
Somebody once told me that it takes more like 1000A to crank one
of these diesels over, if it's on the cold side.
-- Jim
When I worked
Shoulda seen the looks Toni used to get jumping the solenoid on our old
240d with a big allen wrench. Nuttin hotter than a cute chick under the
hood of a German car...lol
Mike
I used a big long screwdriver for a long time. However i moved up to
a 18" length of 1/2 " copper tubing. that
That makes sense.
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On Jul 2, 2013, at 2:34 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>> So if battery was bad then why wouldn't it even crank with battery charger
>> set 225A start mode. Why did it initially crank with battery charger and now
>> not?
>
> Somebody once told me that it takes mo
There were lights with charger connected but I guess the battery was so dead
that it was robbing the current from the car.
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On Jul 1, 2013, at 11:59 PM, Fmiser wrote:
>> dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>> Ok trying to get my friend's 78 240D started. No luck. It
>> initially
So if battery was bad then why wouldn't it even crank with battery
charger set 225A start mode. Why did it initially crank with battery
charger and now not?
Somebody once told me that it takes more like 1000A to crank one
of these diesels over, if it's on the cold side.
-- Jim
_
> dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Ok trying to get my friend's 78 240D started. No luck. It
> initially would crank with battery charger hooked up but then on
> subsequent attempt would not crank. Without charger no dash
> lights, nothing. Not sure what's going on. I replaced the starter
> on thi
ed me if I was all right, I
> told him to wait a second. Jumped in the car and it fired right up. As I
> closed the hood I said "I'm all set", he said "Color me amazed". Now he
> tells people around the office what a wizard I am.
>
> -Curt
> The man, the myth,
, cheering and acclamations, etc., from the assembled
> gallery as I lowered the hood and jumped back in my Caravan.
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "Curt Raymond"
> To: "Diesel List"
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 1:14 PM
> Subj
"
To: "Diesel List"
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D no start
Sure sounds like it to me, maybe an internal short?
Last winter my 240D made a weird sound when I tried to start it in the
airport parking garage, on the second attempt it started.
Then a cou
Ground strap engine to body (on the 79 300TD is down above the
transmission at back of block)?
--R
On 7/1/13 12:50 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Ok trying to get my friend's 78 240D started. No luck. It initially would crank
with battery charger hooked up but then on subsequent attempt wo
l set", he said "Color me amazed". Now he tells people around the office
what a wizard I am.
-Curt
The man, the myth, the office legend
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 13:03:27 -0400
From: Michael Canfield
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D no start
Message-ID:
Con
So if battery was bad then why wouldn't it even crank with battery charger set
225A start mode. Why did it initially crank with battery charger and now not?
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On Jul 1, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Michael Canfield wrote:
> Bad battery or severely corroded battery terminals?
>
> Mike
>
Bad battery or severely corroded battery terminals?
Mike
On Jul 1, 2013 12:51 PM, wrote:
> Ok trying to get my friend's 78 240D started. No luck. It initially would
> crank with battery charger hooked up but then on subsequent attempt would
> not crank. Without charger no dash lights, nothing.
Ok trying to get my friend's 78 240D started. No luck. It initially would crank
with battery charger hooked up but then on subsequent attempt would not crank.
Without charger no dash lights, nothing. Not sure what's going on. I replaced
the starter on this car several years ago, my friend drove
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