Well it has been friggin cold lately and right now I've been honored with my Benz not starting after trying several times with many glow plug attempts (about 0*F outside) with the assistance of another vehicle for electricity. It is turning over so slowly I think the fuel is flooding it or it just plain doesn't feel like starting even though the dash lights seem fairly bright. While I have somebody coming to pick me up from the university right now, tomorrow will be just as cold (peaking at maybe 15*F) so what can I try different? I'm several hundred feet from the nearest building so no power for a block heater, as previously stated the motor doesn't want to turn anymore. Is it possible it has so much fuel in it that it is nearly vapor locking?! If so it should clear itself out overnight, right? Any good suggestions? I think ether and oil are out of the picture because of my glow plugs, does a torch really help? I'm not wild on having a open flame right on my turbine (I have a K&N filter). It was SO close to running, fired on a few cylinders but couldn't carry itself... then died off to barely turning from there. I've also found that with the ~2ga jumper cable wires that even they don't have enough capacity to carry the charge across so it is like charging the battery and running off of that (1 month old).

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

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