Mercedes OM617 can be run without any electrics whatsoever. I may have to get back in to one as a post apocalypse vehicle.
Mercedes OM617 can be run without any electrics whatsoever. I may have to get back in to one as a post apocalypse vehicle.
Hand crank?
Hand crank?
Yes. You could get one started with probably a gear-reduction hand crank. They are shut off by a mechanical lever on the injection pump which is also vacuum actuated. If you are in the South, you really don't need glow plugs even.
Yes. You could get one started with probably a gear-reduction hand crank. They are shut off by a mechanical lever on the injection pump which is also vacuum actuated. If you are in the South, you really don't need glow plugs even.