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Old 04-01-2007, 09:39 PM
Arthur Dalton Arthur Dalton is offline
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Originally Posted by softconsult View Post
Here is a tip from a veteran MB shop owner. He advises that as our engines get some miles and age on them they tend to leak air. Thus when starting you should give a little throttle, press accelerator pedal down, then start the car.

Steve
Another trick is to turn the key On and wait for 10 sec before turning to the starter position....this assures full fuel system pressure before crank..........
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