Diesel RVs: [diesel_mercedes] Re: No Start

Today, I will go out in our 65F snowless heat and crank the beast over so we can head over to Alhambra where it may be 68F. Good strong battery, clean fuel in the tank, new tires and transmission - only thing that doesn't work very well anymore is my 73 year old body.

brian from laverne

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Max Stemple <jasperezra@...> wrote:
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> I put block heaters in both my 240's, one was pretty easy one was hard to break the Allen plug loose and I had to buy a 19mm Allen wrench which is huge and of course I only used it once. But the block heaters are the next best thing to Mexico . Max
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> On Nov 27, 2013, at 5:39 AM, "Steve Parolin" <stevenparolin@...> wrote:
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> > My car does not have a block heater and I dread what might happen if I pull a freeze plug in a 30 year old car.
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> > Its cold now and do not have use of my garage due to another project and the quickest way to get a block heater is with one of those magnetic ones.
> >
> > Any one have any experience with the magnetic block heaters ? Do they work as expected ? Do you need to pull them off before driving ?
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> > I had a car with an inline tank heater, boy that thing got hot, unfortunatly, that was all that got hot so I dont want to go that route.
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> > Thanks
> > Steve
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> > --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Max temple <jasperezra@> wrote:
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> >> I've used summer diesel at well under 20 degrees lots of times. Diesels can
> >> get very hard to start when the temps drop. Most of these cars on this list
> >> are old with worn engines which leads to hard starting in cold weather. Get
> >> a block heater, these cars love them. Plug it into a timer so it wont run
> >> all night. They use 400W, at 500W around here it would cost .05 a hour. Max
> >>
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> >> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Michael E. Williams <attymw@>wrote:
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> >>> Well its at last night in the garage heated up and it started fine this
> >>> morning. I also got the white bottle and put that in the tank.
> >>>
> >>> Oddly the Kroger company was unable to tell me what type of diesel they
> >>> have saying it is a proprietary interest?
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> >>> * From: * Max temple <jasperezra@>;
> >>> * To: * <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>;
> >>> * Subject: * Re: [diesel_mercedes] No Start
> >>> * Sent: * Tue, Nov 26, 2013 2:43:11 AM
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> >>>
> >>> You dont have jelled fuel unless maybe it's been below 20 degrees for a
> >>> few days. But when it gets below around 35 degrees diesels can get harder
> >>> to start. Depending on many things. Best thing to do for a diesel in winter
> >>> is get a block heater. If you live where it gets into the 30's and below,
> >>> first line of defense is a 400 W block heater. Put it on a timer to run the
> >>> hours you will need to start. 30 degree temp. only a couple of hours. -20
> >>> all night. Block heaters is the best friend of old diesels unless you live
> >>> in LA, then 60 degrees is cold. Max
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> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:35 AM, <attymw@> wrote:
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> >>>>
> >>>> Well winter is here and I did not get the white bottle. I think I have
> >>>> gelled diesel fuel.
> >>>>
> >>>> I tried the hand pump and the fuel comes out the hand pump like it is not
> >>>> getting any further past it. Clogged filters or something.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jumping the car did not help although battery was way down from so many
> >>>> attempts to start.
> >>>>
> >>>> Car worked fine this morning.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mike (71 220D)
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