Peter,
Thanks, I hope we're both right. Thursday night I'll check it out.
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Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'95 E300
'87 300TD
Peter Frederick wrote:
>Sounds like battery to me, that's how all of mine have quit, although
>usually when cold out.
>
>Easy to check -- turn the headlights on and crank
Sounds like battery to me, that's how all of mine have quit, although
usually when cold out.
Easy to check -- turn the headlights on and crank. If they go out,
it's likely the battery. Those starters don't usually exhibit the
high internal resistance/slow crank thing the older ones do, th
When I was resurrecting my '87 wagon, I measured the battery voltage dropping
to 8.5 volts while cranking.
For the next week that I drove it, starting performance was less than
satisfactory. In my opinion it took too long to start, and the cranking speed
was too slow.
Sunday night she failed
