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Originally Posted by Volker
Why need so many CCA? You're in Texas so never cold, and anyway the max amperage you can pull on a MB diesel without setting the damn thing on fire is what... maybe 100 A at the starter motor, 50 A at glow plugs, and 20 A of random other crap. I know the battery output amps goes down as sulfation takes hold but still  |
that starter motor is a 2kw motor - so a free spin is about 150 add the diesel compression to the equation and the motor will pull even more.
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2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)
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