Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-30 Thread Tom Scordato
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go Nope, I use the marine battery to power the block heater. Technically I use the battery to power an inverter to power the heater but you get the idea. 3rd floor walkup, my

[MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-29 Thread Bob Rentfro
We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather starting (well...cold by our standards [39 degrees]). Some were saying as soon as one sees oil pressure, you can take off like a scalded dog...both for gassers and diesels. Others say let it warm until it's off the cold

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-29 Thread Marshall Booth
Bob Rentfro wrote: We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather starting (well...cold by our standards [39 degrees]). Some were saying as soon as one sees oil pressure, you can take off like a scalded dog...both for gassers and diesels. Others say let it warm

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-29 Thread Rich Thomas
Hmm, starting a nuke is that easy then? How much oil do them things take? What kind do you use? How long it last, what with neutron bombardment and all that? --R Bob Rentfro wrote: We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather starting (well...cold by our

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-29 Thread Mitch Haley
Bob Rentfro wrote: We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather starting I'm in the drive away as soon as you have oil pressure, but don't stomp on it until temp stabilizes camp.

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-29 Thread Curt Raymond
Weather Get In and Go To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather starting (well...cold by our standards [39 degrees]). Some were saying as soon as one

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-29 Thread Mike Canfield
PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:07 PM Subject: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go We were having discussions today at the old nuke plant about cold weather starting (well...cold by our standards [39 degrees]). Some were saying as soon as one sees oil pressure, you can take off like

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-29 Thread Tom Scordato
: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go Hi Bob, Interestingly on my 240D anyway as soon as you turn the key to on the temp needle comes off the cold peg If its very cold, like below 0F I'll use the block heater. To do that I lug a 110ah battery down

Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go

2005-11-29 Thread Curt Raymond
to do this any more. -Curt Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 16:39:10 -0500 From: Tom Scordato [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cold Weather Get In and Go To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply