Diesel RVs: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Cold Starting

Well, "winter" in Los Angeles (where Nate buys his white & silver jugs) is a bit tricky. Normally, our winter is 40-60F, although my wife swears that winter has arrived when the temps go below 75F. My rule of thumb, when the glow plugs are hot and the relay goes "click" (or clunk), Mary is ready to fire up and go. Now, Martha is another story - she seems ready to start immediately with no waiting for anything. Don't know why the cars are different, they are after all twins. But, I am told that December 21 is the start of winter so I better go to Wallymart and get my 2 white jugs of DieselKleen while I wait for the sun to come back. Some years ago, it was 100F at the beginning of December. Don't think that will happen this year.

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <attymw@...> wrote:
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> I am going to get that white bottle. Thanks for taking the time to write this I appreciate it.
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> Mike.
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> ---In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Michael ;
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> If it takes three tries to start your old Mercedes Diesel , first , you're not following the proper cold start regimine ~ wait for the glow plug warning lamp to go out then hold the key & crank it until the engine not only starts but begins to accelerate and runs on all 5 cylinders , some engines want the pedal floored , others want partial throttle . experiment and -HOLD- the throttle still while you're cranking and after it starts until it fires on all 5 cylinders and speeds up .
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> Pumping the throttle never , _EVER_helps it makes the engine harder to start .
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> Secondly : the battery is fine else it'd quit during the second try .
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> Don't forget to buy a bottle of Power Service Diesel Kleen in the WHITE bottle ~ white for Winter , Silver for Summer .
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> Add 3 ~ 5 Oz. to each full tank of fuel .
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> Look under the hood , there's a clear (maybe translucent if you have a bad Mechanic) plastic fuel screen typ filter between the steel fuel pipe and the engine ~ if it's black inside , go buy two new ones and replace one right now , this helps fuel flow and so cold starting and overall running performance . place the second primary filter in the glove box , you'll prolly need it before next March .
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> Now is also a good time to do or have done , a valve adjustment as tight valves (they're silent) cause hard starting .
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> -Nate
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> well it only does it on the 3rd try when starting in the cold. Maybe the battery is too low at this point. Also I don't have the proper battery with the proper cold cranking amps..
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