Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery

If they are not hot, the ether will not be ignited by them. If tbey are hot, ether should not be needed. I only really used it in the 1963 190d when less than 10deg and nonsynthetic oil. The 85 has always fired off no matter the weather with a couple of glow cycles, but it always runs synthetic.

Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery

> Karl wrote: > Perhaps, i concede, if you havent been starting farm equipment > that way in minnesota your whole life, you might not know how to > do it and blow your engine up. A little goes a long way. The farm machinery doesn't use glow plugs. Ether and glow plugs are a BAD IDEA!! Keep them

Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery

On-line price at Home Despot is $119 for an Exide group 49 battery. - Max Charleston SC On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 9:52 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > I remembered that. That's why I went there to get one. Still need to get > one of those 31p's for the bulldozer. > > Curley McLain via Mer

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I remembered that. That's why I went there to get one. Still need to get one of those 31p's for the bulldozer. Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: no kidding. I posted about the grp 49 battery price at home despot in early Jan. Maybe it was $109 I saw too. I know it was way less than FLAPS, s

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In my local HD they are on a compact display against the front wall, center-right (facing out). On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 5:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I was just at hd last weekend, didn't think to check. What section of the > store are they usually locat

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I was just at hd last weekend, didn't think to check. What section of the store are they usually located? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2017, at 2:04 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > no kidding. I posted about the grp 49 battery price at home despot in early > Jan. Maybe it w

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no kidding. I posted about the grp 49 battery price at home despot in early Jan. Maybe it was $109 I saw too. I know it was way less than FLAPS, so that is why I posted the advice to check out home despot is ya need a batt'ry. Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes M

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No kidding? Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2017, at 9:09 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > Just last Friday bought an H8 at Home Depot for $109. > > Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: >> That was Dan's point: the battery is cheaper at the stealer than at FLAPS. >> I saw them at Home despot, of

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A h8 battery at Walmart is $118-$126 depending on location. Flaps is much higher usually. I bought 3 AGM batteries on sale on Amazon for $120 a while back. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2017, at 8:26 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > That was Dan's point: the battery is cheaper

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Just last Friday bought an H8 at Home Depot for $109. Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: That was Dan's point: the battery is cheaper at the stealer than at FLAPS. I saw them at Home despot, of all places for ~$125. Meade Dillon via Mercedes March 1, 2017 at 7:

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That was Dan's point: the battery is cheaper at the stealer than at FLAPS. I saw them at Home despot, of all places for ~$125. Meade Dillon via Mercedes March 1, 2017 at 7:29 AM The thread said a 31p at NAPA was $87 vs $157 for the 49, a $70 savings. --

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The thread said a 31p at NAPA was $87 vs $157 for the 49, a $70 savings. - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 8:58 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > $100 plus How much for a tow (maybe impound) a new hood and painting same > when it burns a hole

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$100 plus How much for a tow (maybe impound) a new hood and painting same when it burns a hole in the hood under hard braking or getting rear ended, etc. VS a good group 49 Daan sez $139 at the stealer. Meade Dillon via Mercedes February 27, 2017 at 9:17 PM Donate

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2 of them are used in most medium duty Diesel trucks. 49s for me. (or h8, which is the euro designation for a 49) Meade Dillon via Mercedes February 27, 2017 at 9:08 PM 31P? http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/384394-anybody-tried-group-31p-batt

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Did all this farm equipment have direct injection diesel engines, or indirect injection, or gasoline? I've started my fair share of gasoline engines with some help from ether during Wisconsin winters, but when I purchased my first MB diesel I had much to "un-learn" in order to become comfortable p

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her75--- via Mercedes > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Cc: "arche...@embarqmail.com" > > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 11:11 PM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for > > group 49 battery > > > > I was imp

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of those. -Curt From: Randy Bennell To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery But, it might be a means of starting the engine if the glow plugs were inoperative

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c: Meade Dillon Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery No reason to glow it with ether. On Feb 28, 2017 7:54 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" wrote: I didn't put ether in it. If the he

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In an MB (car anyway) you don't get any choice... -Curt From: Karl Wittnebel To: "mercedes@okiebenz com" ; Curt Raymond Cc: Meade Dillon Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery

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look to be an issue which doesn't mean its the only issue. -Curt From: Karl Wittnebel To: Curt Raymond Cc: "mercedes@okiebenz com" Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 11:18 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery Perhaps

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+1 While I don’t advocate its use, if used sparingly and without glowing, it can be done and not cause damage. -D > On Feb 28, 2017, at 11:20 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > wrote: > > No reason to glow it with ether. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com T

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Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group > 49 battery > > Do you think that is what happened to that 240D with the cracked head? > Was it a cracked head? Doesn't Dimitri have that car now? > >

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e head cracks, "good to go"... > > -Curt > > > -- > *From:* Karl Wittnebel > *To:* "mercedes@okiebenz com" ; Curt Raymond < > curtlud...@yahoo.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:45 AM > *Subject:* Re: [M

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iscussion List < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:51 AM > > *Subject:* Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group > 49 battery > > Do you think that is what happened to that 240D with the cracked head? > Was it a cracked

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shoot a little ether, the head cracks, "good to go"... > -Curt > > From: Karl Wittnebel > To: "mercedes@okiebenz com" ; Curt Raymond < > curtlud...@yahoo.com> > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:45 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on

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lifts the head, ruining the studs. -Curt From: Meade Dillon To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery Do you think that is what happened to that 240D wit

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You left out a step, shoot a little ether, the head cracks, "good to go"... -Curt From: Karl Wittnebel To: "mercedes@okiebenz com" ; Curt Raymond Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:45 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49

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Heretic! Banish him! Ether is the devil's own brew, worse than even burning grease! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On February 28, 2017 9:45:25 AM EST, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: >Anyway thats what ether is for. Little shot in the grill, synthetic >oil, >and good to g

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ely run the glowplugs... > > -Curt > > From: archer75--- via Mercedes > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: "arche...@embarqmail.com" > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 11:11 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group >

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nothings would barely run the glowplugs... > > -Curt > > From: archer75--- via Mercedes > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: "arche...@embarqmail.com" > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2017 11:11 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacemen

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, 2017 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery I was impressed with how a 230 CCA $20.00 lawn tractor battery started the '83 300D so easily. I was going to buy another and run two of them since the car doesn't get used much and I

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Ithought the next gen replacement for the weight sensitive was a bunch of those big capacitors linked in parallel. Didnt someone on here actually do that? I read a writeup somewhere and I think it worked pretty well as long as the motor started reliably. On Feb 27, 2017 8:11 PM, "archer75--- via M

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I was impressed with how a 230 CCA $20.00 lawn tractor battery started the '83 300D so easily. I was going to buy another and run two of them since the car doesn't get used much and I couldn't see the point in have a $100+ battery die of old age. Problem was that the battery tray would almost bu

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I don't see the point at all. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2017, at 9:08 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > 31P? > > http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/384394-anybody-tried-group-31p-battery-place-our-group-49-a.html > > - > Max > Charleston SC > __

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Donate to my battery fund? Seriously, saving $40 or more and installing a bigger battery with more cranking power is a good thing, no? The two downsides seem to be that the existing battery cables may be too short, and the factory hold-down won't fit. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Feb

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Another solution in search of a problem On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 10:08 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 31P? > > > http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/384394-anybody-tried-group-31p-battery-place-our-group-49-a.html > > - > Max > Cha

[MBZ] Interesting thread on possible replacement for group 49 battery

31P? http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/384394-anybody-tried-group-31p-battery-place-our-group-49-a.html - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or