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Originally Posted by TX76513
You have one or two backout diodes bad in the alternator. $3 at Radio Shack
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Wish I would have known that earlier.....but even if I bought the diodes, I wouldn't know what to do with them. This actually makes sense, because I figured it had to be something simple. The car only has 85K original miles - this is hardly the life expectancy of a Mercedes Alternator. In fact, the "core" I returned looked as good as the new alternator I bought.
I installed the new alternator this weekend. Works perfectly. Problem solved. Thanks again for all your help.