One of those FWD campers?

[edit] LeSharo!

Sixto
87 300D

I should add that those Cat D399s I mentioned in an earlier post were speed controlled to maintain what I recall to be 1200 RPM regardless of load.

So their oil consumption was not so much do with engine speed or the lack of it so much as it was the amount of resistance on the shaft.

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1974 240D "Boldie" 170K.- New timing chain/freshly rebuilt IP/replaced valve seals/injectors/upgraded stereo/new Bilsteins with Yokohamas/fresh paint and rocker panels plus lots of welds.

Curious why is there more load? To me the only difference is the brakes vs. the parking gear holding the turbine of the TC. Is the pressure within the TC increased when in D?

In park the tranny is in neutral so the torque converter is not being pulled against.

In D with the park brake set it is loading the torque converter so there is a bit more resistance for the motor to pull against. Probably not enough to matter though. I suspect the comment was made more tongue in cheek than anything else.

I have idled my MB many times overnight or all day in very cold weather. It is not as good a duty as running constantly at a load such as on the highway but the harm done seems to be minimal.

If offered the option of idleing a few days or having a huge issue getting one started I would not hesitate to let it idle.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

This is theoretically correct, I believe but I see no practical way to achieve it without risking damage to the engine.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

yup.

I have another one right now that I'm working on. removed the Renault and am transplanting a buick 3.8 Been on hold for the last year as I have been to busy playing with the MB's

and may have been said already. How much different were the old Mercedes diesel generators they had on refrigerator trucks compared to a regular MB diesel? They would have those engines idling non-stop for months

When I was OTR trucking (before I bought an APU) I would idle overnight w/ a 3406E Cat. At dead idle (~725-750 rpm) the engine would use 1.2 to 1.25 gal/hr. If I set the idle up to 1000 rpm, it would use 1.00 to 1.05 gph. Advantages also in that coolant flow was increased (helps reduce possible hot spots) and oil flow increased also (piston crown cooling).
Disadvantage (as stated previously in this thread) low temps. (never park facing the wind, close up winterfront [if available], cardboard over PART of radiator if necessary).
Yes, that engine is a DI design. That said, I will idle my 300D if necessary to prevent cold start issues (at work I don't always have access to a shore line for the block heater). At home, it always gets plugged in.

-Eric

Partially blocking the radiator with a piece of cardboard should work.

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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

OH, of course. Why didn't you just say it that way.

I was picturing reducing the capacity of the cooling system to hold coolant.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I know on a commercial boat if you want to bring the engineer up to the wheel house, just idle the engines for a while. If going past a bunch of yacht harbors its hard to comply with his whining Cats will belch a big cloud of black smoke when reved up after a short time at idle.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

Question: what is the fuel consumption of my 603 at the default dial "4" setting? (Assuming the engine is in good tune and gets normal average MPG driving.)

Anybody know how many gallons per hour are consumed, or given a full tank of diesel how many hours will she idle?

thanks!

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Cheers!
Scott McPhee

1987 300D

I wonder if the OP still has the same car and still lives in Montreal? This thread was started in 2004.

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daw_two
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

Idling = bad. Wet stacking, fuel contam lube oil , excess carbon in the combustion chanber.

There are now laws ( federal? ) that ban long term idling of engines in trucks over 5 ton.

Most engine manufacturers have recommended against long term idling.

I am the original poster, and yes, I still live in Montreal. I sold my 95 E300D privetly 3 years ago, and bought a used 2001 Lexus ES300 at the time, and have not looked back since. When I sold my car it had approxiamtley 240,000 Miles. The engine, Transmission and Body were still perfect. My MPG were unbelievable, and it would start flawlessly outside at -25F without the aid of a Block heater.

However, I was coming due for another Glow plug change, and was paranoid that I may end up with the dreaded stuck glow plug(s) syndrome. I had changed them twice in the past with no problem, but maybe I was just lucky. So in view of the preceeding, I decided to sell the car.

I still log in here once in a while just to see what's going on, but now I'm mostly on the Lexus ES300 User group. I am sincerely thankful to this group for the past help that I was provided. You guys have really been great.


Thanks.

Phil

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'95 E300 Diesel, 264,000 Miles. [Sold it]