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Old 08-02-2011, 08:06 PM
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'84 300SD W126/OM617
 
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Originally Posted by angst View Post
Put a voltmeter on the battery while it is idling and see if the voltage perhaps is not all it should be but is not quite bad enough yet that you don't realize it.
That is a good suggestion, and I will follow through, but my alternator has been replaced by a brand new OE unit around 2007 when my original alternator gave out. Still, it's always worth a check.
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