Yes ;
More perfectly good Mercedes Diesels wind up junked from lack of routine valve adjustment than anything else .
Once they're adjusted & the engine finally starts , you'll need to do them again in 3,000 miles maximum .
-Nate
Don wrote:
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> Thanks for the responses. Battery is new (last fall) as I killed the
> previous one getting to this point in the journey. I double checked it
> anyway and it is putting out 12.22v as the glow plugs cycle. Did not pump
> the throttle. Engine turns over, then chugs a few times like it wants to
> start, then just turns over. A little wispy smoke from the tailpipe, not
> much. I haven't adjusted the valves yet, could that actually keep it from
> starting?
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> -Don in St. Louis
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