Brian, yesterday TheVirginiaDude and I discussed the possible benefits of using Diesel Purge to clean soot and carbon build-up out of the pre-chambers and from what I've gathered from other threads and forums, the general consensus is, unfortunately, mixed.

So, while Diesel Purge is on my list of possible fixes, I'm going to see what effect, if any, the Redline has. If there's no change, I'll likely bite the bullet and take it to a mechanic. After having the glow plugs and injectors replaced already, I doubt that the cost of any further repairs will come close to what I've already sunk into finding this gremlin. Besides, with the miss on a cold engine start when it's 80 degrees outside, I don't even want to consider the trouble it would give me when I take it up to Charlottesville this coming winter when it's in the 20's so it WILL be repaired before I head north on I-95.

I picked up the car from the MB factory in Stuttgart in June of '86 but the bill of sale states it's an '87 300D because the factory rep said it normally takes 6 months to a year for the MB's to reach the U.S. and hit the dealership because the Germans get them first so we have to wait in line. It's not a grey market car and is built to U.S. specifications so I don't believe this is a Euro MB even though I purchased it there.

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