Duramax dual alternator option?
We live in the PNW, but are looking to travel! We have never owned or driven a diesel, but plan on buying one when the new HDs come out. Are the dual alternators & engine block heater desirable opti...
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nevadanick wrote:
Googled the car and near as i can tell its 180 amp.
If you had the amp draw I have(300amps), your battery would be dead before you got out of the driveway.
What car do you have that has a 1200 watt(120amp), electric heater, also called supplemental heat.
There is a reason Ford requires dual alternators with supplemental heat.You can only get supplemental heat with a diesel, as that is the only truck that has two batteries and has 2 alternators available.
I also have 32 exterior lights, 22 of which are on all the time when the headlights are on.
