Sooooo
I'm looking at a compression problem.

I won't ask "How do I adjust the compression?" I don't want the computer system to split an electron gut laughing.

It seems odd but there are several diesel engine failures in extreem cold weather. This car failed to start one cold January morning. I've been checking the posts and there have been several others also. I wonder if there is an oiling problem in cold weather. I think there are some oil knozzels directed at the wrist pin and cylinder walls, if these fail in cold weather due to oil viscosity, that would explain a lot. On several occassions the compression dropped to 50 or 60 psi on all cylinders all at once????????????????????????????????????

Then again I've noticed several at 220 to 260K miles dead due to lack of compression.

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1984 280SEL, 62,000 miles
Euro model in the USA
1983 300D (Totaled out 10/2004)
New Factory Mint Green paint
Palomino int
1982 240D (Steak dinner for two)