Suggestions for hauling Computer Garage from Beaverton, ORt

From: John Chris Wren <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
Date: Tue Mar 5 21:16:49 2002

        Sadly, though, glow plugs do little to keep the oil thin enough to keep
from really hard cold starts. Especially back in the old days when
multi-weight oils really weren't. It always cranked, that wasn't a problem.
It was tearing up the cylinder walls until the molasses, er, oil could be
circulated.

        --John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of jpero_at_sympatico.ca
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 16:25 PM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: RE: Suggestions for hauling Computer Garage from Beaverton, ORt
>
>
> > From: "John Chris Wren" <jcwren_at_jcwren.com>
> > To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Subject: RE: Suggestions for hauling Computer Garage from
> Beaverton, ORto Yates Center, KS?
> > Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:47:37 -0500
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> > Reply-to: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
>
> > [ complete and total snippage about starting diesels ]
> >
> > I don't know *anything* about big diesels, but I remember
> leaving lit cans
> > of Sterno under the Mercedes 220D on the 20 below nights... Why block
> > heaters aren't a factory default on the Benz, I'll never know.
> >
> > --John
>
> On friend's 1968 Mercedes 300D 5 cylinders w/ uneven injector box
> (throbbing idle), started fine at -15C midnight stone cold
> with help from glow plugs.
>
> Diesel is the way to go for best diesel milage. Too efficient
> burn that you don't have any heat left over to play with especially
> at no to low loads. On newer diesel cars, crank heat up full,
> heaters in coolent passages kicks in.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wizard
>
Received on Tue Mar 05 2002 - 21:16:49 GMT