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Originally Posted by d.delano
If you can get to the alternator easily I'd check the voltage regulator on it. It's very likely to be totally shot and not doing the job. It's a $30 part and takes 5 minutes to replace. That should have been the first thing that came to your mind given the common occurrence that it is, now you're out the cost of a new battery and a new alternator.
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The battery was replaced last year because it was 10 yrs old and *beat*. I wanted an alternator anyway so I'd have a spare on hand, just like I do with starters and suspension parts. I'm a realtor and use this car *a lot*... I don't like waiting for parts. Appreciate the regulator idea... I didn't know they could be changed seperately
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Originally Posted by d.delano
Also, be really careful when you go trying to remove glow plugs on that car. Lots of people have had plugs break off and get stuck in the cylinder head due to the steel glow plug bodies siezing to the aluminum cylinder head threads. From what I've read it's almost a guaranteed trip to the machine shop. So don't just go tearing into it. If I were you I'd start soaking them with penetrating oil right now, and do it every day for a week then carefully try to remove them. When installing new plugs use copper antisieze paste on the threads. Good luck
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Yep, been there done that.
http://jakesbenzconversion.blogspot.com/2008/02/glow-plug-disaster.html
Ever since that episode, I take the plugs out every year, ream the holes and anti-seize the plugs.