Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 02:26:21 -0700 From: TimeRangernopsam.com Subject: Re: electrical short in '82 900?
On 23 Jun 2000 01:25:37 GMT, sha3unopsaminia.edu (Scott Andrews) wrote: >my 1982 Saab 900 is on the 9th year of a rebuilt alternator, >and i had a new voltage regulator and battery put in 3.5 years ago. > >recently, the battery has died. i can recharge it, but it only >holds the charge about a week. during that week it cranks >fine, but then the battery dies after 6-7 days and it won't >turn over at all, but it will crank after jumping. > >this sounds to me like a short somewhere in the electrical >system that is draining the battery over the 6-7 days, since >the battery is capable of being charged. any suggestions as to >where to look or how to track down possible short sources? > >thanks for any help. please E-mail instead of posting as i >don't check this newsgroup often. > >scott andrews >sha3unopsaminia.edu How long has it been since you cleaned the battery terminals? And more importantly - cleaned the battery to frame/motor connection? DC travels from negative to positive and a bad ground is the cause of MANY electrical problems. 2nd: It is possible that you have a dead cell in the battery, bad voltage regulator, or bad alternator.