|
|
|
|
|
#1
02-26-2006, 03:25 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Last couple months(when weather really cold)
300SD would not start unless charger and block heater were used. My load tester and AutoZones checker said battery and charging system were good(four year old battery).
Bought new battery a week ago - starting problems solved with no further battery charger use....
__________________
Jim '49 170?(donated to church in Darmstadt '58) '58 220S(crusher, after '73 fire[San Antonio]) '72 280SE 4.5 '77 240D '81 300SD '83 240D parts car 
|
|
#2
02-26-2006, 03:31 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
Did you use a higher CCA battery or just the same rated one?
__________________
1981 300D 147k 1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k 1979 300D 234k (sold) 1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold) Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair 
|
|
#3
02-28-2006, 12:13 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Same battery - type 49 from AZ
......
__________________
Jim '49 170?(donated to church in Darmstadt '58) '58 220S(crusher, after '73 fire[San Antonio]) '72 280SE 4.5 '77 240D '81 300SD '83 240D parts car
|
|
#4
02-28-2006, 12:15 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
One or more glow plugs out? Cold weather really lets you know that it won't take the stuff that warmer weather lets you get away with.
__________________
Seth 1984 300D 225K 1985 300D Donor body 1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!! 1980 300SD 311K My New Baby. 1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo
|
|
#5
02-28-2006, 12:49 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
What are you running for oil? 5w40 Rotella full synthetic, huge difference in cold starts here!
Last edited by Al Magaloff; 02-28-2006 at 06:52 PM.
|
|
#6
02-28-2006, 02:31 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Symptom was slow crank, oil is Rotella. Symptom resolved....
I mentioned this thinking it may be info for the hard/no start guys. Everyones reply appreciated. This site is very valuable in helping me keep mine running....
__________________
Jim '49 170?(donated to church in Darmstadt '58) '58 220S(crusher, after '73 fire[San Antonio]) '72 280SE 4.5 '77 240D '81 300SD '83 240D parts car
|
 |
| Bookmarks |
|
|
Linear Mode
