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dennis1
07-10-2007, 01:50 AM
2007 Silverado 3500 Dooley. Why do I have two batteries under the hood?

FastCR
07-10-2007, 02:08 AM
Glow plugs take a HUGE amount of juice to run. Then after they run, a big ol' starter sucks the rest. You might only get one chance at a start with just one.

hemisareslow
07-10-2007, 02:19 AM
What he said....for the extra cranking amps needed to turn over the high compression of a diesel engine...

dennis1
07-10-2007, 02:25 PM
Does anyone know if one battery is the primary and the other the secondary? Or are they connected in parallel?

Heartbeat Hauler
07-22-2007, 06:28 PM
Parallel.