--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, audiolaw@... wrote:
> This stuff may be a matter of relativity. What seems slow to you may
> not seem slow to others.
Ah, that's a good point...and maybe it just feels long because it's cold, and I'm in the car, obviously *waiting* to get going. My sense (based on reality or not) is that it takes a "long time" to get to 40c and then after that the temp rises quickly to regular operating temp. Of course now I want to time it...because I'm geeky that way :)
> The temperature gauge should hover
> around the 80 mark. If it gets to 80 or above,
It's pretty steady around what would be the 90 mark, give or take. I understand that to be a little hot (I think I have an aux fan issue on my long, long list) but it only goes above that after about 30 mins on the highway...and then only a few degrees...stays well below 100 mark (at least for now). (more evidence for need for coolant flush)
> So if your system hasn't been flushed in recent history,
> that's not going to slow down the warming.
Ah...gotcha
> Better to deal with that stuff when you're
> not freezing your patuti off everytime water splashes on it.
We do get some very warm sunny winter days here, but I'll probably wait until spring and do the flush, thermostat, and I think I have one or two things to do that go with that.
> Get one now and play with it in a pan of hot
> water on your stove. Use a cooking thermometer and heat it in a pan of
> water. Watch how it opens in hot water and closes again as it cools. Little
> stuff like this can help you understand the mechanics of your systems much
> more clearly.
I love this....thanks (to you and Mark) for this idea. I really want to learn how things work, because if I don't understand the basics, I'm not able to troubleshoot, etc. way cool!
Caitlin
Santa Fe
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> In a message dated 12/5/2011 6:17:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
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> --- In _diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com_
> (mailto:diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com) , "Mark in Lakewood, CO" <beeser750@> wrote:
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> > Valve adjustment won't help the warm-up time. Of all the cars I've
> owned, the dozen or so MB's distinguished themselves for being fast
> warmer-uppers, so, something is amiss here. Has the thermostat been checked/changed
> recently?
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> Coolant is dirty and tired...desperately needs a flush...could that have
> anything to do with it? No idea on the thermostat itself, is there a way for
> me to check it? I know those are fairly inexpensive...it's on my list of
> things to do just so I KNOW when it's "new", but it's farther down the list.
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> Caitlin, Santa Fe
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