How do they do that?
I understand these big ship diesels run on heavy bunker oil. Do the engines come with a Vegatherm to heat the oil so it will flow? We have a lot of discussions on this forum about running a Mercedes diesel on unheated vegetable oil. How do these behemoths do it? 
What kind of a system is used to get the engine started? Do they use glow plugs and a giant starter motor? 
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"Buster" in the '95
Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .343,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 148,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 177,300 (2026 projected)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 668,300
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970
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