No confusion. Your thread just triggered curiosity on my part. I have a car - 220D which I've been slowly restoring which has a healthy appetite for alternators. Not putting a new alternator in a car with a weak battery was just one of the tips I received at one point in time.
Sent from my iPhoneh On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:08 AM, "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310" <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: Dimitri, I hope I haven't confused you, I have two threads going, one for my Wife's Infiniti which just got a new battery but still has hard-to-start condition plus O2 sensor codes, second thread is for '87 300TD with alternator light woes and many minor irritating noises but no new battery. One of the symphony of noises is the belt tensionser, maybe I'll find out that another is the alternator's death knell? Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dimitri Seretakis Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:56 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] ALTERNATOR LIGHT WOE I was told that replacing an alternator in a car with a weak battery can cause failure of the new alternator. Is this true? Sent from my iPhone On Dec 8, 2009, at 10:52 AM, "Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310" <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: Serpentine belt, fairly new, I'll check to make sure the tensioner still tensions. Thanks for the suggestion, would be nice if it were that simple. Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of andrew strasfogel Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 9:34 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] ALTERNATOR LIGHT WOE Loose belt? On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 9:05 AM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: That would be my guess --- On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 6:56 AM, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: All, In the last few weeks, on my '87 300TD with 317k miles, my alternator light has started to glow faintly at times, usually right after starting. Yesterday it even briefly came on twice while I was driving to work. Is this most likely the voltage regulator? Is the proper test to measure voltage at the battery, pass is 13.5 volts or greater, but less than 14.5 volts? Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 317k miles '95 E300 274k miles '73 Balboa 20 Charleston SC _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- OK Don CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
