The car was in D. Not in P.

I'm an idiot.

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1981 300D 205,000 mi.

Not the first one to do this.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Here is something to keep in mind. When you jump start a diesel , you'll need a good heavy set of jumper cables. Not the kind you'll find in a cheap emergency kit. My cables are made from 1/0 welding cable , these are the only cables that will jump start my mbz , backhoe or tractor. The cheap cables will get hot or even melt from the amount of power that is needed to start a diesel.

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'83 240D 264k on 100% biodiesel/ 31mpg
83 300D 217K the $800 gem
'82 300D 267K the new WVO project car finished and driving for free
International tractor B275 on B100
Ford 555 backhoe on B100
Sargent 25 ton Rough Terrain crane on B50

Or the last.

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Joe

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1980 300SD - 495k miles - 'The Ambassador'
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Former Family Members
95 C280
73 280SEL
90 300D
87 300SDL (X2)
86 560SEL
84 300D
80 300SD

I think in my glow plug cycles an attempts to start I drained teh battery, it will click, wonät turn over, go to do it again and the lights are getting dim. Iäll charge er up tongiht and try again in the morning

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1981 300D 205,000 mi.

You should have seem me when I jumped the starter on my old POS jeep with it in gear, I had to chase it down the street. At least it didn't hit anything, or run over me.

Back in the 70's I was helping a friend in Brooklyn with his old Plymouth which had the push button transmission. It wouldn't start, I suspected a problem with the push buttons and neutral safety switch but I told him I could get it started by jumping the terminals. It was parked on the street about 3 feet behind another car. He was standing at the front of the car and I was at the side, jumping the starter. When it started, and before I could think clearly about the implications, he reached over the engine and opened wide the throttle. It turned out, there was a problem with the push buttons and not just the neutral safety switch; the transmission was stuck in drive. So, when he opened the throttle, the car flew forward, slamming my friend into the car parked in front and then pinning his legs between the two bumpers. Lucky for him, the bumpers had protrusions on them which touched before his legs were smashed to smithereens. As it was, he was so badly bruised he couldn't walk.
So always be careful when bypassing the neutral safety switch.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

That's very scary.

Yeah, the car surely would have smacked into my cousin new jetta in front of it. That owuld have been unfortunate.

Looking at the pictures to find the junction box... I have no such box on that side, or coolant reservoir.... I wonder where they went...

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1981 300D 205,000 mi.

I have neither the junction box, nor the coolant overflow tank thant is in too many mbz' picture... I wonder where they could have went.

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1981 300D 205,000 mi.

I can absolutely picture myself doing what you did!

Did charging the battery do the trick after you drained it down? When a battery decides to go they can go quick.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)