Depends on the temperature. I also have a '79 300SD. In all cases first start in the morning, I crank up the throttle control in the dash, wait for the glow plug light to go out, and crank it. If below 30 degrees F, I pump the pedal once or twice before cranking. If below 15 degrees F, I hold the throttle about half way. Once it's below 20-25 degrees F, it's going to take a bit of cranking. Below 5-10 degrees F, it could be a lot of cranking, like minute or so, continuous....
Once started for the day, it's pretty much just a twist of the key and off I go. Unless it's gotten cold again.
Mark in Aurora, CO
From: "'budski252@yahoo.com' budski252@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
To: "diesel mercedes" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 8:39:28 PM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: 300D Hard Starting
From: "'budski252@yahoo.com' budski252@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
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Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2014 8:39:28 PM
Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: 300D Hard Starting
Out of curiosity, how do you start our diesels? With my VW, I just crank after the glow plugs do their thing. No hitting of the throttle. PO told me to hit the throttle on my 1979 300SD. Bud |
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