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01-26-2007, 08:04 PM
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Happy in -14 weather!!!!
I have to travel to Olean NY for business and took the 85 300sd purchased in November. All I did to it was change the oil to 15w-40, check belts and hoses, put 4 studded snow tires on it and off I went. 254,044 on the odometer. On my trips to NY state the weather plays games, so I took an extra battery, 2 gal of kerosene to cut the fuel, standard jumper cables, blanket, all the cold weather toys.. So,
I awoke this to the weather channel saying it was currently 2 degrees F in Olean. Well, I was real eager to see how the 'Jersey car' as my wife named it would do. I got in, the little dash temp indicator said -26 degrees C. I thought that was about zero (I'm good with C to F above zero, but below that I have no clue!). Tried glow plugs 2x and not much. tried glowing it 3x then cranked as the engine went from 2 cylinders up to the required 5 in about 1.5 minutes. (I knew it was going to start on the car battery because Jersey car KNEW I had a charged spare in the trunk.) After a warm up for about 2 minutes off I went. bank temp gauge said -10 F and minus 22 C.!!! Went to NAPA for a air filter at 0730 and the guy was answering the phone with people asking about "diesel 911" a product that helps thaw waxy fuel. He heard my Diesel idling outside and inquired how it went this am. Told him it went well, and that the car knew I had a back up battery just in case. We had a good laugh, got my filter, and the phone rings again, and as I head out the door, I could hear him, "Yes, we have diesel 911, about 3 cases now..." All is well...
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71 220D 169K wrecked 83 240D 118K sweet 4 speed 91 350SDL (one of the 60% good engines) 156K 84 300d (loaner to my sister) 189K 79 300SD (partswagen) 86 420SEL partswagen 70 220d (partswagen) 68 280s GASSER!!! under construction now 85 300sd 310K miles winter beater car retired 93 300d 2.5 turbo 168K wife's car 83 280SL euro 5 speed 155K 69 250S newest project 54K 
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01-26-2007, 08:11 PM
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Wow, and I was impressed when the SD started at 0F.
 That's severe cold. I'd have brought my extension cord and found an outlet somewhere around that hotel.........even if I had to run the cord to my own hotel room........through the window..........which I've done before.
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01-26-2007, 09:57 PM
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Whoa. On 15W40, no less.
Quite impressive, indeed.
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01-26-2007, 10:42 PM
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I gotta take my D up north at least 1 time to see how she would handle sub zero temps .
It was down in the low 50's this morning and even then she still started right up. Of course I'll definetly have to get the heater working again..... ...
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