You can believe this or not. When I was young, my dad had a 300SL gullwing. For reasons I'll not go into here, he was forced to drive it through a Wisconsin winter, driving it 60 miles one way to work every morning. That routine involved light bulbs and blankets. He came out one morning and found the blanket smoldering. Not long and he would have has a pile of rusty ashes.Understood Max ;
Below 40° F or so you're only going to get one, maybe two tires to start it before the battery gives up, why I'm rigorous about tune ups, valve adjustments, fuel additives and lastly, the proper starting drill .
I can usually get almost any old engine to start because I pay attention ~ most folks mindlessly pump the accelerator pedal as they crank away and wonder why engines start quickly for me when not for them .
Each engine is slightly different and so needs to be learned what it wants ~ my Sweet always rushes her starting drill so the car cranks over a few times before lighting off .
Same with Tom's '87 300SDL ~ it cranks for what is to me, a long time before even one cylinder lights off .
I grew up Down East with old even then 6 volt systems and learned early on to pay attention or walk .
One of these days I'd love to come and visit but not when there's any snow or ice ! .
-- Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. Technology...responsibly, thoughtfully
Posted by: Mark Bardenwerper <citrogsa@charter.net>
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