22F this morning at 8:00 am. Hit the switch on Marlene the wonder wagon (who sat outside next to the barn all night), left it on 15-20 sec after the glow light went out and she fired off after cranking about 15 sec. Rough idle for 10-15 sec and after that, it was business as usual.

315,000+ miles and still running strong.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

That's not that good....my 300SD fired off at 15F this morning in about 2 seconds of cranking (maybe about 2-3 rotations of the engine) with maybe a 15 second glow cycle....no rough idle either. 287k on it....I drive it about 450 miles a week.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

You might have one bad GP is it was rough for 15 seconds after starting. I think I just lost a GP in mine, no light and a little stumbling after I started it today. I'll take a look tomorrow.

I'm going to try to wake up extra early tomorrow morning and see how my 300D performs in cold weather. We're supposed to hit 22F tonight.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Not to take anything away from the original poster and please understand I just changed all 6 of the glow plugs. I'm just saying is all. It was 19F when I left the office tonight. I sort of got busy and forgot I wanted to leave before the guys with BIG trucks had left. Coda wasn't started at lunch, today. It was a cloudy, windy, cold all day. I turned the key to glow....thought about double glowing....but as soon as the glow plug indicator went out, I bumped the starter (hard habit to break, huh?). It seemed like I was starting her in the middle of summer......this car starts so easily.

These old diesels are GREAT, aren't they?

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Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

The extra glow was 'on principle.' It is the way she is...I've owned and driven this car for 6+ years. All those GP are working..because I know without a doubt she wouldn't start with at 22F with one bad GP since she won't start at 35F with one bad GP.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Tomorrow morning it is supposed to be 3F here....coldest yet. Might not even need to start it though as tomorrow is gasser-maintenance day.....oil change, inspection, etc.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

There is always somebody who has to one-up ya, eh Randy.
Congrats on Marlene the Wonder Wagon. She is a wonder.....

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

It's a great feeling when they fire up in the cold.

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Anders

1995 E300
2015 VW TDI Sportwagen 15K
1977 240D (197K)
2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (115k) (Wife's)
Gone but not forgotten:
2005 Buick LeSabre
1998 C230
1984 300D
1983 240D
1981 300SD
1974 240D
1974 Fiat 124 Spider
1968 Triumph TR250

3 degrees !! Its been in the 20 - 30's down here and the news is issuing freeze warnings ! They warned us to stay inside if at all possible and limit our exposure if we must go out ! Hell I was so scared I ran outside tried starting my car it wouldn't start ran back inside and will try again as soon as its safe. No sense endangering my health for an impossible mission.

Gotta love it !!

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Experience : what you receive 3 seconds after you really needed it !!



86 300SDL 387,000? Motor committed suicide
81 300SD 214,000 "new" 132,000 motor
83 300SD 212,000 parts car
83 300SD 147,000

91 F700 5.9 cummins 5spd eaton 298,000
66 AMC rambler American 2dr auto 108,000
95 Chevy 3/4 ton auto 160,000
03 Toyota 4runner 180,000 wifes

5F Wichita, KS - spent the night at a motel on the way to Omaha, NE. My '83 300SD with 120K miles on it at the time. Cycled the glow plugs twice - after the second cycle cranked it while holding foot feed flat to the floor. Yes it started, much to my surprise. I got a block heater installed soon after.

I had a rough start one day and poor benzy died with a coughing rough start.

I thought it was a glow plug and I checked the resistance. No glow plug problems.

Well the rough idle went away. She starts up as usual, but sometimes hesitates a bit. I'm wonder if she has low compression in one cylinder. Either way I need a valve adjustment!

It's been a major plus that I can garage her now too. I've been pressure washing off the slush and boy I love driving around with a relatively clean car when everyone elses looks like crap!

Edit: She rolled the odometer on me at 340,000! I'm worried how much life she has left in her. I want to at least kick this girl around until 500,000!

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When I was in Carson City, NV last month, it was 15 deg in the morning, think this was Dec 21. turned the key, waited for the relay to click, turned key, and fired right up. no stumbling.

This afternoon we were down to 58 deg., turned key and started engine as soon as the light turned off. kicked right over . this was in santa Cruz by the way, might get to 60 tomarrow.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Yeah but, you got something like 550 psi of compression on all 5 cylinders. Let's talk when you get down to 300 psi in about 25 years.




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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

On the few days where is has gotten down to 5F here my sd starts up nicely - 1 glow cycle-after sitting over night w/o the block heater. It has 320K and has been run on WVO for 63K.

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81 300D Turbo 190K sold
83 300sd 319K best $500 I ever spent-daily driverw/ 2 tank WVO set up