Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Driving every day in Wisconsin

 

On 1/10/2018 10:46 AM, Alan Boucher alsthe1@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
 
Depending where you are in MD you might not have a problem.  We're on the east coast of Delaware and this is the first time in 5 yrs that I added heat in the morning.  At 10 deg, it seemed like a good idea.  The PO of my 85 300SD added a heat coil in the lower hose.  I'm not thrilled with the amount of heat in the hose, which is why I haven't used it after the first test untill Monday,  but it does work.

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 10:27 AM, mj0a0a@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Hi, I was concerned about the lo temps in MD last week. So the usual was done....newer battery, starter, glowplugs, changed oil to to usual rottella t6. And she fires up with 3 recycles of the glow plugs on first try.. Block heater died some years ago, just when I moved to MD....never needed it in SF bay area.

 So what I usually do is plug in one of these electric cooking coils and place it just below the oil plan to heat up the oil. But an easier thing  I do is to take about half a quart of engine oil, in a glass jar (old spaghetti sauce), heat in MW till it is very hot, and pour it into the engine oil crankcase. Dont know how much it helps, but I do this at v cold temps. MD rarely gets below zero.

Looked at all those alternatives to blockheater, eg dipstick heater etc.,but did not care for any of them. No mechanic wants to take on removing the old blockheater.

Someone put a Kats 12010 circulating tank-type heater on mine. It's old, but still works a charm.
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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Lubricating Rubber Door Seals

 

Sounds good. I sprayed a silicone product on my door seals . Did not work. I have some armor all . We have warmed up and it really sucks because now the snow has turned to slop. The roads are all a mess. Of course my snow plow truck decided to break down. I was plowing the other day and the alternator belt exploded and must of got under the other belts because they all came off. So I drove into town in the worst conditions I've seen in a long time. 25 mph for most of it. Took over a hour for 25 miles, Got home went to put the belts on, wrong belts. So the next day go back to town, same thing only roads are worse, its warmer. This time at least the two power steering belts were good, but the alternator belt was short. I found a Maytag belt that seems to be working for the alternator. I've learned two important lessons. Write the damn numbers down and don't throw good stuff out just because you don't need it now. Not complaining, could be worse, like those folks in Sol Cal. Max

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 8:18 AM, MARK BRAUER beeser@comcast.net [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Rub the seals with a cloth soaked in Armor All.  Yeah, I know, and I don't use this stuff on vinyl, but it really helps to keep rubber from freezing to metal and painted metal surfaces and to preserve it..  If everyone with cv axle-equipped cars would rub down their cv joint boots with Armor All once a year, the cv axle rebuilding industry would be disappear....


Mark in Centennial, CO

On January 8, 2018 at 10:31 AM "Max temple jasperezra@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

 

This is for you guys in the frozen North. What do you put on the door seals? Its a very bad feeling opening your door and ripping the door seal off the door or the body. I need to re-do my Subie and the silicone spray I just used is not working. max

On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 6:45 AM, bstromsoe@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


I put new front windows in my twins 5 years ago. It was a wonderful, marvelous, great thing to do. Goodbye to glare, pits, and squinting. Great investment.

 

 


 




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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Driving every day in Wisconsin

 

Depending where you are in MD you might not have a problem.  We're on the east coast of Delaware and this is the first time in 5 yrs that I added heat in the morning.  At 10 deg, it seemed like a good idea.  The PO of my 85 300SD added a heat coil in the lower hose.  I'm not thrilled with the amount of heat in the hose, which is why I haven't used it after the first test untill Monday,  but it does work.

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 10:27 AM, mj0a0a@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Hi, I was concerned about the lo temps in MD last week. So the usual was done....newer battery, starter, glowplugs, changed oil to to usual rottella t6. And she fires up with 3 recycles of the glow plugs on first try.. Block heater died some years ago, just when I moved to MD....never needed it in SF bay area.

 So what I usually do is plug in one of these electric cooking coils and place it just below the oil plan to heat up the oil. But an easier thing  I do is to take about half a quart of engine oil, in a glass jar (old spaghetti sauce), heat in MW till it is very hot, and pour it into the engine oil crankcase. Dont know how much it helps, but I do this at v cold temps. MD rarely gets below zero.

Looked at all those alternatives to blockheater, eg dipstick heater etc.,but did not care for any of them. No mechanic wants to take on removing the old blockheater.

!984 300sd, 250+++ miles, odo broke then.
Driven up and down both coasts.
Has never given up, and still ultra reliable




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Re: [diesel_mercedes] Lubricating Rubber Door Seals

 

Rub the seals with a cloth soaked in Armor All.  Yeah, I know, and I don't use this stuff on vinyl, but it really helps to keep rubber from freezing to metal and painted metal surfaces and to preserve it.  If everyone with cv axle-equipped cars would rub down their cv joint boots with Armor All once a year, the cv axle rebuilding industry would be disappear....


Mark in Centennial, CO

On January 8, 2018 at 10:31 AM "Max temple jasperezra@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

 

This is for you guys in the frozen North. What do you put on the door seals? Its a very bad feeling opening your door and ripping the door seal off the door or the body. I need to re-do my Subie and the silicone spray I just used is not working. max

On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 6:45 AM, bstromsoe@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


I put new front windows in my twins 5 years ago. It was a wonderful, marvelous, great thing to do. Goodbye to glare, pits, and squinting. Great investment.

 

 


 

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Driving every day in Wisconsin

 

Hi, I was concerned about the lo temps in MD last week. So the usual was done....newer battery, starter, glowplugs, changed oil to to usual rottella t6. And she fires up with 3 recycles of the glow plugs on first try. Block heater died some years ago, just when I moved to MD....never needed it in SF bay area.

 So what I usually do is plug in one of these electric cooking coils and place it just below the oil plan to heat up the oil. But an easier thing  I do is to take about half a quart of engine oil, in a glass jar (old spaghetti sauce), heat in MW till it is very hot, and pour it into the engine oil crankcase. Dont know how much it helps, but I do this at v cold temps. MD rarely gets below zero.

Looked at all those alternatives to blockheater, eg dipstick heater etc.,but did not care for any of them. No mechanic wants to take on removing the old blockheater.

!984 300sd, 250+++ miles, odo broke then.
Driven up and down both coasts.
Has never given up, and still ultra reliable

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