Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 22:53:40 -0500 From: "Nate t. G." <ngoddardnopsamnect.net> Subject: Re: My 94 9000 just quit running
hello, boy was I ever wrong. and especially on the economic scale! ;-) at least its running again. -- Nate t. G. "JFS" <beenhad36nopsamail.com> wrote in message news:#xcS51v5$GA.349nopsamnbbsa08... > Ignition Module - Costs $450.00 Had to order it from Calif. > > > "Nate t. G." <ngoddardnopsamnect.net> wrote in message > news:39642e61.0nopsamy.powercom.net... > > hello, > > sounds to me like your alternator is dead. fits the symptoms - low > > battery power, no power for spark (i.e. - it barely starts and sort of > > "diesels"), and the fact that it cut out while running could also easily > be > > explained by lack of a working alternator. did it make any noises (even > > gentle/quiet ones) when it cut out and died? > > the death of my alternator was similar, but a little more gradual, so > I > > had had it tested and knew it was about to fail when it did (being > gradual, > > I was able to go a few miles to home). > > > > -- > > Nate t. G. > > > > > > "JFS" <beenhad36nopsamail.com> wrote in message > > news:O449FzW5$GA.253nopsamnbbsa07... > > > 94 9000 about 70,000 mi on the odometer has been well maintained. > > > Traveling down the interstate at about 65 mph engine quits and I coast > to > > to > > > side of road. She won't restart kinda diesels a couple of times but > but > > > not really running. I took it to my Saab Mechanic but was closing time > > and > > > they won't get to it until Wed. Seems to be smell of an electrical > > problem. > > > Also flashers were on for about 2 hours and by the time the car was > towed > > to > > > the mech, battery was dead. Flashers alone would not have ran the > battery > > > down in that short of time. > > > > > > Just curious if anyone has run into this type problem? > > > > > > Thanks > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > >