> Now it gets dim and the battery cables get warm (after several tries > at this I should say) but nothing but the solenoid click.
It usually takes two people, but you should take a voltmeter and connect it between the center post (not the cable clamp) of the battery + and the starter motor's center post (not the cable or the nut) and have somebody hit the starter. You don't want to see very much voltage at all. Repeat the test with the battery - post and the body of the starter. Ditto. Any significant voltage means you have a wiring problem. A volt is too much. Half a volt is probably too much. You combine these results with the battery voltage itself (measured between the posts) under the same conditions. It shouldn't drop too much, if it goes to 10V it's bad. (Or at least not charged.) -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
