This thing wouldn't start today.... in the rain.... after I had been in the dentist chair for 90 minutes. AAA jumped me, drove straight to O'Reilly's to get a quick and dirty alternator check. Voltage check with engine running, 11.0 volts. So....which is more that likely the culprit... alternator or voltage regulator (which I replaced 6 months ago)?.
Bob R On Sep 9, 2013 4:40 PM, "Larry T" <l02tur...@comcast.net> wrote: > If nothing else works, a short battery cable in black or red are available > cheap from FLAPS.... > > Good luck - > LarryT > > On 9/6/2013 11:10 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote: > >> So I go out to my car at the end of my 12 hour day and pop the hood. All >> looks fine. I touch the negative cable I made and installed a week ago and >> it comes apart at the terminal connection. That explains everything. I >> guess my 2 ought crimping skills are lacking. Should have soldered it as >> well. >> As luck would have it, I had a clamp on terminal connection I put on in >> it's place, hooked up jumper cables to a work associate's Altima and 10 >> minutes later, it started. Tonight I will recrimp and solder the >> connection. >> >> Bob R >> On Sep 5, 2013 8:25 PM, "Peter Frederick" <psf...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> A stuck (or in my case, broken and shorted) glow plug relay will indeed >>> run the battery flat with a good alternator, especially at night when you >>> have the headlights on. Less power produced by the alternator than is >>> getting used, so the battery goes flat. >>> >>> Happened to me on a trip, and unlike the Benz the Volvo has an electric >>> shut off, so when the voltage goes too low the engine stops. I was >>> looking >>> for a place to pull over where I wouldn't get hit when I ran over a hole >>> in >>> the pavement and dislodged the broken contact in the relay, instantly >>> restoring my headlights, radio, windows, and AC. >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> ______________________________****_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/****archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/> >>> <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://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/<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/<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
