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sohj · #8 02-16-2003, 01:37 PM

I actually got it started yesterday after jumping the battery after warming it up. I had managed to drain it during the start attempt. And it ran and I drove it a little against my better judgement because I had to get somewhere. BUT, the oil pressure gauge would stay hovering at "2" when idling and only go up to "3" when accelerating or at a stable speed up an incline, decelerating or driving on the flat, the needle would drop slowly. Before this weekend, that didn't happen. It would go up to 3 and stay there. This morning, the whole thing started again, even though I had plugged in both cords from the start and the air temp was fifteen degrees warmer than yesterday. (Woo hoo!) This time the battery died after the second attempt and I didn't have creaking in the radiator, but the coolant is still dripping (no faster, though). Where are the weep holes? Haven't jumped the battery yet.

I agree with you about fixing one thing at a time. My reason for thinking of the 'blitz' is that a) I don't know where to start if I want to be systematic and eliminate things and b) I have very limited free time and I really want to get it running again. I'm also working against the winter. I was hoping to postpone all of this kind of work until spring and then pretty much take the whole thing apart and examine every fitting. It wasn't perfectly maintained (it is from the estate of someone who died last spring with an altzheimer's like disease, and, although, he did have a good mechanic, I know he didn't take it in on the most regular schedule). Also, a lot of small fiddly things weren't ever fixed. The electronics (windows, seat adjuster, etc.) are sluggish and the sun roof doesn't work and it needs a new inside rear view mirror. (I've got a lot of his receipts, btw, but none are up here and I hadn't taken the time to read through them systematically and see if there were any red flags). I was hoping to count on the strength of the MB to get me through one winter before doing anything drastic.