Long time, no see. Main reason for that is the old girl's been sitting in the garage for the past 8 months.

I jumped in one morning, turned the key, and heard "clackclackclackclackclackclackclackclackclackclackclackclackclackclack!"

Kind of like a machine gun. She wouldn't turn over, just clackclackclacked.

I had another car and no money to fix the problem back then, so she's been sitting for a while. I'm sure the battery is now dead. So...

I want to get her back on the road for the summertime. I'm a sucker for driving around in the sweltering heat with a hot engine and no air conditioning.

I'm going to put a new battery in and fix whatever the machine gun problem is. Anyone want to diagnose? Sounds pretty common, but I'm not too sure if it's the starter or the alternator. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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1983 MB 300SD Turbo Diesel