yesterday i backed the car into the street. went to move it back to the driveway 4 hours later. glow plugs lit then nothing. Turns out the problem I had was loose ground connection. Tightened up and now it fires quickly. If not the simple, then go for the expensive.
Chuck
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Kevlog6" <kevlog6@...> wrote:
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> I had a few things replaced on my 84 300d and it was firing up just fine. i replaced the battery last fall. yesterday i took it out for a ride, fired right up and drove it 10 miles, parked it for about 4 hours and came back out and it was dead. i jumped it and drive it back 10 miles. turned it off and no power at all, not even any lights coming on. today i did the same, jumped it and let it run for about 45 mins. turned it off and nothing. any suggestions?
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> what surprised me is that the battery was so dead in 4 hours when it had sit for weeks at a time and always started.
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> could it be the alternator voltage regulator?
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> thanks for any suggestions
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