[diesel_mercedes] Re: Hard starting 83 240D. Glow plugs are new. Modification included.

 

quick guess is the wires to the plugs. Might have to take plugs out and test each outside the engine. one or two may be bad. I saw that on a video once. jmho
Chuck

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Lawrence Rhodes <primobassoon@...> wrote:
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> Note: I've replaced the glow's. Did a diesel purge. Adjusted the valves.
> Could it be the idle setting or some other setting not normally used? It acts
> like the glows are weak. I did a manual glow and when I put the cable to
> battery it just made a little spark. Didn't seem to start any better. Maybe
> worse so I reconnected the normal relay. Is it possible I need a much longer
> time on the glow plugs? Something is wacko. Is flooding possible on a diesel
> cause I get a big puff of black smoke when I finally start the thing. Lawrence
> Rhodes.
>

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