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Originally Posted by kv1
I heard about two batteries.
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You know, Diesels are harder in a cold-start than a spark-ignition engine, and cold-starting aids such as glowplugs do take some battery load. The starter also got to work a little harder. BTW another important feature is the vacuum-assistance to the brakes: in a gasser it would be generated at the intake plenum, while a Diesel would require an auxiliary vacuum pump (usually belt-driven).