Re: 190E electrical problem

In article <44f2614f$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, viktan <tanso@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Good to have your battery checked.. if it is more than 2.5 years old.. ready
for replacement...

2.5 years is not the point at which a battery should fail assuming it's not
a cheap POS. But, the rule for a diesel at least is replce the battery every
5 years period and you'll never have to worry about it. Sure some may last
longer than that but keep in mind batteries fai lon very hot or very cold days
which is probably when you least want them to fail.

Having said that I have a 7 year old gel cel Optima that still works
fine.

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