Hi. I'm the new and proud owner of an 82 300D with right at 200,000 miles. Im really excited, but the first morning after buying it I couldnt keep it running. The threads Ive read here about starting problems all seem to relate to the glow plugs. My problem feels more like an idle speed problem. If I keep just a bit of pressure on the accelerator, I can keep it running from a cold start (tampa, fl cold . . . 50 degrees) but as soon as I take the pressure off, it dies. It takes a good 10 minutes of this until its warm enough to idle on its own.

Should I still check the glow plugs, or does this sound like I should raise the idle speed?

Thanks very much. Im so glad to have found this forum. Ive learned a lot in just one day of looking around.

Roy

First I would check/replace all fuel filters. How about smoke, amount, color, etc. Could be any number of things causing this. Use the KISS principle. (Keep It Super Simple) Good Luck.... Keep us posted
PS: Check glow plugs according to the threads, voltage at isolated plugs and their resistance.

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