I have the solution. Send the car south, I'll drive it for you to keep the battery charged.
OR... You could get a battery maintenance charger, solar charger, etc. -- Max Dillon Charleston, SC '95 E300, '87 300TD, '73 Balboa 20 WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >Bat voltage after sitting overnight = 12.46v; engine started easily >with >just a touch of starter; voltage at bat dropped to about 11.5 for an >instant >during start; voltage at bat = 13.92 at idle. >'Didn't measure v with engine revved; wonder if it'll drop as engine is > >revved, possibly causing brushes to "float." I hafta try that. > >Wilton > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Frederick" <psf...@earthlink.net> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:14 PM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] '91 350SDL charging? > > >> Get to somewhere and have the starter draw checked. >> >> They do go bad, after all. >> >> Load test the battery too, and check battery voltage under load >> (starting). If the voltage goes through the floor when you try to >start >> and the battery is good, the starter is shot. >> >> Peter >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com