Quote:
Originally Posted by probear
I might have missed it but I did not see any mention of how old the battery is.
I have fallen prey to the 'the battery's fine' because over time, the battery gets weaker. Eventually, it might spin it over, but not fast enough to fire. If it always cranks when the battery is fully charged, I might suspect a weak battery.
If you continually drive the same car, you will not notice the gradual slow down of the cranking speed, then suddenly, one day it won't fire.
|
X2 on this - I was thinking the same and then the info about the WVO came out and that put the kibosh on the discussion . . . it just adds to many unkowns, that 's why I say take the advice offered but don't ignore the WVO problems that are going to appear.
__________________
'95 E300D ("Tank") - 231,000 miles
'79 240D ("Biscuit") - 197,250 miles (Sold)
'83 240D ("Ding-Ding") - 217,000 miles (Death by deer)
______________________________________
"Back off, man. I’m a scientist” ~ Peter Venkman
Last edited by tankowner; 09-01-2009 at 10:56 AM.
|