Battery Safety & and Jump Starting
http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_safety.htm

Battery Safety
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/141479-battery-safety.html#post1057827

Starter health is important to your diesel.
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/107318-starter-health-important-your-diesel.html#post739798

Battery for your Diesel
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/102886-battery-your-diesel.html#post704705

Optima Battery
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/44819-optima-battery.html#post257843

This was what powered my 300SDL
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/139206-what-powered-my-300sdl.html#post1033326

Will a Diesel survive the winter with out..
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/110313-will-diesel-survive-winter-out.html#post769014

alt help needed
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/119736-alt-help-needed.html#post856449

Electrical trouble; replace Alternator, Brushes or Voltage Regulator?
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/30380-electrical-trouble%3B-replace-alternator-brushes-voltage-regulator.html#post164946

Yet another alternator - HELP!
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/109015-yet-another-alternator-help.html#post755872

can you jump a C230 thru cig lighter??
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/94383-can-you-jump-c230-thru-cig-lighter.html#post632147

HELP!! - 2000 Mercedes CLK 200 - Battery Dead, and cant get Trunk / Boot open!
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech-help/129734-help-2000-mercedes-clk-200-battery-dead-cant-get-trunk-boot-open.html#post941585

What type of battery does everyone suggest? 300SD
What type of battery does everyone suggest? 300SD

How To Jump Start A Car
http://www.carbuyingtips.com/jumpstart.htm

Charging System Check
http://autorepair.about.com/od/electricaltroubleshooting/a/battery_check.htm

Electrical Maladies
Electrical Maladies

Page Title: Charging System Test
http://www.tpub.com/content/construction/14273/css/14273_52.htm

HOW DO I KNOW IF MY VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM IS OK OR LARGE ENOUGH?
http://www.jgdarden.com/batteryfaq/carfaq5.htm

Alternators - what are they, how do they work and what breaks??
http://www.misterfixit.com/alterntr.htm

Part 1: The Battery
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/electrical/a/aa121000b_2.htm

Testing Shortcuts For Charging Systems
http://www.asashop.org/autoinc/june/Test_shortcuts.htm

AutoEducation.com Electrical
http://www.autoeducation.com/autoshop101/electrical.htm

CAR BATTERY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
http://www.batteryfaq.org/

HOW DO I TEST A BATTERY?
http://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-battery

Mercedes Battery Draining in winter only a couple weeks
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/141701-mercedes-battery-draining-winter-only-couple-weeks.html#post1060210

Battery Testing, Maintenance And Myths
http://autorepair.about.com/library/weekly/aa101604a.htm

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Dynamometer.
Heat exchanger durability.
HV-A/C Climate Control.
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1985 300SD
1983 300D
2003 Volvo V70

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This is a great idea for a sticky !! Hardly a day goes by without a thread about these electrical system problems. You have done a great job Roy!!

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

So, of course, in the cold of a Wisconsin night the battery on our '92 300D died while sitting at work all day. Any suggestion on what to replace it with? Would like to replace with something we can get at most automotive stores as it would hard to get something specialized and need to get one today. Our bad: the current one is from '04 so we suspect that's the issue. We are little concerned as she has had to sit outside all night in the single digits and she is usually garage kept here at home. Anything special about replacing the battery on this car we need to know?

any group 49 from any store. I'm partial to wallyworld's batteries because of the 3 year replacement warranty... their price just jumped up to 82.00 lately. not too bad still, I hear they are johnson controls batteries now, some say they still have some excide ones too though... I don't know.

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!