Gasser 300e started up in 2*F on Friday after sitting out all night in it, no trouble at all! I don't think my BMW would have the juice to do it. When I had the 300sd (jooseppi now has), I had started it down to -6*F with no block heater, just a couple glow cycles!

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

-6 degrees Fahrenheit here when I woke up, the 87 603 started but wasn't happy about it. No block heater just a new battery as of this weekend, lots of cranking and it eventually fired, im still impressed as this was the first real cold shes had to go through with me....

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1987 300D(Erma)- #14 head, 193k
2003 TDI Beetle sold
1985 300sd sold
1987 300D(Ursala)- #14 head, 157k when sold
1987 300D(Wilbur)- #14head, 356,000+miles, sold after 7 days of owning it.
1992mercedes 300d- totaled and in a junk yard somewhere..
1983 mercedes 300sd- scrapped
1980 mercedes 300sd first mercedes diesel-sold

Here a video of my 602 starting up after work in the -3 degree weather. It sat all day without block heater.

WP_20140106_001_1_zps0251a01d.mp4 Video by JamesDean59 | Photobucket

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82 300SD 145k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

Heat wave here...went from -3 to 2 woo hoo....ol' Blue fired right up...I ALMOST feel guilty about having the block heater on.

At least it'll be 45 this weekend!

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1985 300D 172,110mi and goin' strong

85 300D did not start at 4F this morning, 5W40, block heater not plugged in. Took video (11 mb) uploaded to photobucket multiple times but not showing up, don't know why. Basically glowed for 30 sec, cranked for 15 sec and no signs of firing and starter started to slow just a bit so did not try again. Cranking speed sounded fast enough initially but the slow down could be a weak battery or starter.

I did check the glow plugs with a clamp ammeter and it showed initial surge of 100 amps so no glow plugs are burned out. This is not my daily driver and it has 7/8 full tank of summer fuel so I am attributing the no start to fuel gellinng for now. Does anyone know what temp summer fuel starts to gel? I put a charger on battery and plugged in block heater for an hour and it started right up.

It rained hard here yesterday (washed most of the snow away ) and I am happy to report my driver's door lock which is prone to freeze did not freeze with my bicycle inner tube bra. It works!

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85 300D turbo pristine w 157k when purchased 161K now
83 300 D turbo 297K runs great. SOLD!
83 240D 4 spd manual- parted out then junked

was +2 degrees here this morning. my 85 300TDT had been plugged in since about 11pm. i tried starting it this morning, and after the starter decided it wanted to engage, it fired right up and idled smoothly. i let it "warm up" for about 15 minutes to get the interior warm so my daughter wouldn't freeze on the way to school. unfortunately the trip to school wasn't smooth sailing. low power, stumbling up hills, felt like there might be gelled fuel or perhaps frozen water in the tank? i let it idle in park w/e-brake on in the parking lot while i was dropping her off, about 5 minutes, and the trip back home was like normal again. subsequent trips today in the 15-20 degree temps have all been fine.

a 8ish F this morning, my truck fired up without any complaining at all... the GP's stayed on a lot longer than normal, but it fired up instantly, and was not grumpy or noisy that I noticed... I actually video taped it...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

My handles are frozen. I have lots of bicycle inner tubes waiting for a patch & ill try your mod. Getting into the 40s tomorrow.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

10 F this morning and I got the 87 OM603 without a block heater to start up on the first try. I cycled the glow plug light twice and cranked the starter between 15 and 20 seconds. It started up!! I'm glad too; its the only one I have with heated seats.

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80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

6 degrees no block started first try single glow. Sadly it smokes for a while....

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1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Even though the car started and ran great, I had no heat to my feet and that... sucks. One of the hoses popped off the foot vent pots which I fixed quickly... thank fully.

26 with 14 wind chill last night. My 85 wagon had a few cycles this morning and a grumpy start. Same at thing 1730 when I left work. Very cranky start .

7F this morning and, with no block heater, and an inoperative passenger heater, I'm not torturing my TD or myself in this weather! Still too much salt on the road and I didn't need to go anywhere today anyway.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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Just ran out to plug in the block heater on the '87 300TD...Greazzer is sending me new injectors, and until they get here, apparently a new battery, strong starter and new glow plugs still means - if I'm gonna get to work on time - I better plug it in! Luckily I'm on a dead end and they can drive right over my extension cord if they leave before me (unlikely). We'll see.... I miss my '85 300CD which started every time, every weather.

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1987 300TD Black/Palomino 120k on donor engine (thank you CS), 305k on everything else

MISSED 1985 300CD Blue/Palomino 250k lovely but had to part with it; now wife has Jetta TDI, you know how it goes

Many mention wind chill along with low temps. Does wind chill add to the low temps and make the engine harder to start? Doesn't wind chill just cool a warm engine down to ambient quicker than no wind?

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85 300D turbo pristine w 157k when purchased 161K now
83 300 D turbo 297K runs great. SOLD!
83 240D 4 spd manual- parted out then junked