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Old 12-07-2011, 09:17 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by PROF59 View Post
Don't let anyone tell you alternator is bad, at idle, until glow plugs are off - 2 minutes to be sure. My 300D has had 3 new alternators, 1 for each PO, and tested bad recently at Advance and Autozone until I waited a minute or so. Stock alternator can't handle glow plugs at idle!!

Dick
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Originally Posted by wordmanjay View Post
I pulled my alternator out and had it tested at a local parts store-failure.
I tend to doubt that the OP took his glow plugs with him to the local parts store for the alternator test................

I'm also quite hopeful that the OP resolved his issue now that over one year has elapsed.

Outside of that............welcome to the forum.............
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