I was preparing to leave school, knowing that my 1981 300SD has developed some weird inability to start very well when sitting for hours. It had done alright this morning so I didn't throw in anything to help start it.

I went up to the very tip top of parking structure three with the person I carpool home with around 7pm when class got out and it wouldn't start.
Nearly drained the battery as it was just barely catching and I thought it might start...
Checked the usual...fuel tank vac, filters, etc...
Ended up walking about 7 miles around Portland to try and find some Ether or a can of WD-40...
...no luck.

3 hours later...a friend of dad's showed up and jump started me.
My cell phone was dead to boot!...

*sigh* I guess tomorrow I get to check glow plugs, fuel filters (though it has good power) and probably change my air filter...

I added oil yesterday and some new oil leaks presented themselves today...I already did the turbo drain tube seals (all of them) and these oil leaks are getting to me. I have to replace the oil pressure sender and then work from there...its the biggest one so far.

I guess I am still lucky though...277600 reasonably easy miles and I still haven't spent 1k on the car (including purchase price).

I need a ACC temp sensor that goes on the front top of the engine...mine is bad and thus making my glow plug modification act weird.

Today was a sucky day...



Atleast I was jump started by a VW