car not starting
Asked by restore1962 Oct 07, 2014 at 09:53 AM about the 1984 Mercedes-Benz 190-Class 190E 2.3 Sedan
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
Hey BMark thanks for responding. car will not start at all unless jump started even with a battery. when car starts after a jump it does runs rough.
4 Answers
Hummmm. How many miles on it? When you replaced the battery did you get the right size. Mercedes are finnicy about the battery. When you do get it to run dose it get hot?
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restore1962 answered 10 years ago
thanks for the info, the battery is the correct size and yes it does run hot to me but I chalk it up to being an older vehicle.
Have you had a compression test done yet? I fear that the engine has eaten a valve or bad head gasket. All the indications point that way. Sorry .