Yes, one would think. My car will last for years with the alternator and then go out. I've never figured out the problem, but I am pretty sure SOME of these cheap voltage regulators are the problem. Try buying a good regulator and see if that helps. Max
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> Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 07:18:43 -0700
> Subject: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: 240 blowing alternators
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> > I'm on my 2nd alternator in about 6 or so years. I am in new england
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> > > My 240 automatic seems to go tru alternators for some reason. I think
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> > > its up to about 6 or 7 now. Could be because I bought a Schumcks
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> > > at the first Schumcks and get a new one. Nevada, the way we drove did
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> > > not have many Schumchks and when we found one, the guy said Mercedes?
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> > > with a dull look on his face. So we just kept driving. When it got
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> > > dark my kid had a brilliant idea to upplug one headlight to conserve
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> > > power. In about 30 seconds(after driving for hours without seeing
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> > > us we had a headlight out. We thanked him and plugged it back in. Kept
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> > > when ours went dead. Well we kept on driving and made it north of
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> > > Spokane when the headlights went out. It was about midnight. Exchanged
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> > > home . We never did turn off the engine after leaving Reno first thing
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> > > trips. Now my 240 4-spd, I've never had any problems with the
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