For #1. Using Park does wear the parking pawl. If we thought it was
weak, we might want to baby it. But I have not heard of anyone having
trouble with the parking pawl, so I would say use it however you want
to. Bobby
On 9/28/11, Barton <barton.fiske@gmail.com> wrote:
> Some of this may not be Mercedes Diesel specific, but then again, mebbe it
> is....
>
> 1). After 280k mi, is it harmful to park in park? i.e. should I *always* set
> my park brake and make sure the cable and system get regularly used? Does
> resting on the transmission in park on an incline "hurt the car"?
>
> 2). On a cold start, i.e. hasn't run in more than "n" hours and the oil is
> fully drained and at ambient temp (i.e. "thick")...is it better to let it
> idle at whatever RPM is wants to idle at, (i.e. < 600RPM), or is it better
> to hold the accelerator just enough to quiet the "diesel rod knock" that
> accompanies the well worn but still strong engine? No more than 800-900 RPM
> until I'm reasonably sure things are "moving smoothly"?
>
> thx in advance!
>
> -Barton
>
>
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Toward freedom,
Bobby Yates Emory
