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Old 01-25-2007, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by macias1213 View Post
Well, He claims it runs GREAT and never had any problems besides the dead battery, which happened a week ago. The oil is PITCH BLACK. It looked like the color of Pen Ink on the napkin. Is that normal for diesel?
yep. thats normal for a diesel, even right after an oil change. see if you can take the battery and charge it so you can start it. also, try to find someone familar with BM to go with you and help evaluate it. It is hard for us to evaluate condition over the net.

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