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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
My book shows a minimum of 220 psi for reliable starting.
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With all due respect to the book Tom...the real world pressures required for all season starting are at least 300psi ASL.
I admit that here I have seen a few 1.5 and 1.6 VW diesels that ran fine in the summer with 265psi..but come winter they turned into driveway ornaments.
The last MB 300 I built for a customer ran 510psi to 520 psi. It originally ran 240 to 280 and would not start even with a booster battery last winter.
Before someone screams 'You can't get 520 psi !' ....don't forget the Ideal Gas Law of PV=nRT.
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