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Old 11-11-2007, 12:58 PM
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Question Answers?

I have a couple of ideas but first need to understand a few answers to some of the earlier questions before trying to prescribe a solution to the core problem.

Did you locate the electrical cord and male plug for the engine block heater?

If yes, did you plug it in to a live electrical circuit for at least 5 hours or more before you tried to crank with the ignition key?

Third, did you use the manual fuel primer pump until your were confident the lines are presurized?

Finally, using the ignition key, did you cycle the glow plugs several times and then spin the engine continuously for a good long time (perhaps as much as up to two minutes)...or did you stop before 60 seconds?

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Old 11-11-2007, 04:28 PM
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Let me edit my earlier post...

Please do not operate your starter for longer than 15 seconds without a rest
for the starter in between attempts of at least one minute to allow the starter
to COOL off.
I promise you will not like R+R ing the starter on this model Mercedes(It damn
near killed me to have to do it with the car on a set of ramps from underneath!)

HINT:Find the block heater cord and plug it in for some hours(at least 3)
With fuel and compression the SD will start in 3 revolutions or less.
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Old 11-11-2007, 05:45 PM
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this is the silliest thread I have ever read ....

Get some glow plugs and put them in the damn car.

My 2 cents

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Old 11-11-2007, 07:40 PM
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GPs ... 4 the asking!

Been in a fiscal crunch MANY, MANY times!

I've got two used, but working, BOSCH GPs you are welcome to. PM me with an address, I'll put them in the mail.

That'll give you 3 working plugs. I pulled these out of my 1983 240D OM616, pencil tip. Think they will work for you.

Anyone else? Only 2 plugs shy of full compliment!

Baby that tranny!
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Old 11-11-2007, 07:44 PM
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Thanks Billy!

I think you said that very well. I thought of it, but decided to hold back this time.
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Old 01-28-2008, 02:38 PM
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Thanks JimSmith for the reply. I have checked the fuse it is good. Only one glow plug is good. Valves may need adjusting. I need to learn the procsess before trying. Or let a shop take care of that. Heard it's only a 1 hour job for a shop.

I was planning to keep working on her. My friend is lending me his truck so that I can get back to work. I have quite a shopping list. I need manuals and a few more tools and parts. Now that the flow of cash is coming in things can move forward. I'll just keep at her until I (we) figure it out.

I will be focusing on getting her started then I'll try to figure out my tranny problem. I'm leaning towards a B2 piston failure. None of the forward gears respond and the buggy has over 250k, about right for a b2 failure I would think from all I've been able to read and gather.
was your final repair?

My assumption is that it is running now.

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