Should work but still seems like the more complicated way of doing it to me.
Mike On Sep 4, 2013 11:16 AM, "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > I'll start the car with the (bad?) battery which still starts it okay, > clamp > the jumper from the other car on the cable and then remove the cable from > the (bad?) battery. That way the alternator won't be running without a > battery connection. > Gerry > > I was under the impression running an alternator with no battery was a > great > way to kill an alternator... > > -Curt > > Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 21:25:08 -0400 > From: "Gerry Archer" <arche...@embarqmail.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Alternator question '83 300D > Message-ID: <**0D77DF0B9AD14B7289022D369A0AA3**72@PC466116028214> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I do have heavy cables but won't be using them to start the 300D. I'll > start the 300D with its battery and then disconnect it and hook the 300D > cables to the jumpers and the other end of the jumpers to the disconnected > 240D battery. There will probably be a voltage drop but I should be able to > see if the alternator is charging. Does that make sense? > Gerry > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3222/6138 - Release Date: 09/04/13 > > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://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
