Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: No Start - Block Heaters

 

I'm in Sacramento right this second, around 65• my car would of loved but they are home in the barn. Max

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On Nov 28, 2013, at 7:29 AM, "brian's 83 300d's" <bstromsoe@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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.
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> brian from laverne
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> --- 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.
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>>> 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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RE: [diesel_mercedes] Black Friday Fun

 

“But it never rains in sunny California, ….”

 

Bill in Corvallis, Oregon …where it always rains.

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Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Black Friday Fun

 

I'm in Moorpark , Ca. , slightly NW of Los Angeles , we're having a Vintage Car Back Road Rally to - day while everyone else is having fist fights over Korean TV sets @ WallyMart and watching the salespeople starve .

I just filled up , 315 miles , 25.6 MPGs . I'd hoped my newly rebuilt tranny would help improve my fuel economy but apparently you have to _slow_down_ a bit for that , not much chance of that is there ? =8-) .

At least the rain tapered off to a slight drizzle .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Black Friday Fun

 

I'm in Moorpark , Ca. , slightly NW of Los Angeles , we're having a Vintage Car Back Road Rally to - day while everyone else is having fist fights over Korean TV sets @ WallyMart and watching the salespeople starve .

I just filled up , 315 miles , 25.6 MPGs . I'd hoped my newly rebuilt tranny would help improve my fuel economy but apparently you have to _slow_down_ a bit for that , not much chance of that is there ? =8-) .

At least the rain tapered off to a slight drizzle .

-Nate

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[diesel_mercedes] Cheap 300D On E-Bay

 

 Well ;


You've gotta begin somewhere .


The inner door panels often get those wrinkles , I'm not sure why .


I think white with the Navy interior looks very nice ~ certainly it's a very popular color combo these days .


I don't see any rust bubbles .


-Nate

        Mark Wrote :

I love how the ad says no reserve, but the lowest bid you can make is $800.00.

Not to say the car isn't worth $800.00.

must have had a new paint at some time.
Interior looks bad on the doors.? heat or moisture issues?







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[diesel_mercedes] Electric Windows

 



 O.K. that's good ;


It still seems to me there's a power relay and the window power doesn't go directly from the Ign. switch .


There should be a cardboard inside the fuse box lid that details which fuse powers the windows ~ test that with your test light _before_ you touch the fuses ~ I can't tell you how oftn I find bad connections on the fuse box when the owner insists all is well .


Then you'll have to trace the power source from the fuse box , the wires are all color coded , prolly black with a colored stripe .


The wire you're looking for should have the same color stripe at the switch , that *one* wire where , if you apply power , all the windows work normally .


I wish I was more help than this ,electrical is always slow , deliberate work but very rewarding once you figure out where the open circuit is .


FWIW , the Performance Parts catalog shows what relay does what and where it's located , usually on the left front inner fender housing .


-Nate



Kevin Wrote:

Nate,
I already replaced all of the fuses with the good copper ones and cleaned all the contact points.

Kevin

 

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