Have you , personally , adjusted the valves yet ? . they -DO- drift
out of adjustment much faster than most folks realize and tight
valves _seriously_ hinder cold starting...
-Nate
AJ wrote:
>
> Wow-- I was cranking for 30- 40 seconds, and felt certain I'd
toast
> the starter, and make my day even worse..
>
> Importantly, I AM RUNNING..
>
> I continued heat on the lines, the intake, without success..
> Tried "Cracking" the injectors, and seemed to be getting fuel there
> (I only cracked 1, 3 and 5 cylinders..)..
>
> So I removed the "return" line, and cranked for another 30
seconds.
> I "caught" the fuel in a used transmission fluid bottle I happened
to
> have in the trunk.. Got about 4 oz (100cc, actually) out.. Hmm..
>
> Okay--cranking, 12v to the glow plugs, fuel.. Hmm..
>
> About this time, I called the previous owner.. We'd had a similar
> shitty time trying to get it started last February, before I bought
> it.. We replaced ALL the glows with brand new ones at that time,
and
> since it started after that, we'd assumed we'd "fixed it.."
>
> I went nuts for about a half an hour, then said, screw it, I'll
> replace the fuel filters, I have them, probably needs done anyway..
>
> I had NO desire to replace glow plugs today, but was thinking that
> was next..
>
> I replaced the filters, filling the "spin on" with Diesel 911..
Using
> the "hand pump" I sucked more 911, then kerosene, into the injector
> system to prime it.. I counted till I'd pumped 50 times, gave my
> hand a rest, pumped 50 more, etc, till I'd got to 250.. Yeah,
> overkill, and that was what I was looking for..
>
> She cranked, she fired.. I think I probably woke the dead in the
> hospital basement when she did, I was so damn happy.
>
> I'm taking the fuel filter home, dumping it in a clear glass jar,
and
> seeing if I had water, or some other "issue" there..
>
> Don't know why our filters don't have a water drain.. My VW's
do! :)
>
> I think I may ultimately install a water trap, or something down
the
> road..
>
> I also swapped batteries with my 240D (at some point in this
fiasco)--
> I didn't have issues with my 240D in the cold.. I'm wondering if
> I'm not getting what I should... Going to charge it and have it
load
> tested, before it goes back in...
>
> Or maybe that battery will go in the 240D, if I ever find a
radiator
> for it! (sigh)
>
> Thanks to all..
>
> These boards are great, even if they've only confirmed you're doing
> all the "right" things..
>
> AJ RN
>
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