Cold weather starting issues... AGAIN!
Hey all yet another key turning issue I throw your way.
Same as before -- I'll just review.
I've got a 1987 SD 300. Love it but seems to have some issues loving me...
Started up yesterday afternoon without a problem. Drove about 10 mins to a friends house for dinner no issue. Parked and plugged in as per usual. After a wonderful dinner and conversation go to head-off home and it won't even cough. Not a click not a whir. Battery seems fine I even tried boosting it with a portable bootser. Seeing that I had it plugged into a reliable outlet and the light interior and exterior lights work just fine I am not even sure where to begin. Granted I'm not all that much of a mechanical wizard. So I crashed on the couch for the night and tried again early this morning -- Outside temp approx - 35 C. Turn the key --- absolutely nothing. Haven't had any starter trouble recently... tried rocking a little see if maybe the gear shifter was stiff... still nothing.
And the temp did drop significantly from -20 to -35 ISH from the shut-down to the attempted restart. Not too sure if it has anything to do with the problem. The tank is 3/4 full with added anti-gel. Again I'm not all that Auto-savy...
Any ideas?
- J
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