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Old 01-05-2010, 01:51 PM
AlexHart AlexHart is offline
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Originally Posted by Graplr View Post
It may be a NO CHARGE issue (see #2 in my original post on this thread). But small drains only take a fews days to make the battery weak enough to not start in these diesels. Diesels need more power to start than a gasser and it takes heat to start a diesel (glow plugs which take power to use). Generally speaking, the little things affect diesels more than gassers in not starting.
Thanks for all the info. I was thinking that it would most likely not be a no charge issue since the car was working/starting fine for a few months up until I left it sitting without starting it for a few weeks.
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