Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 01:51:57 -0400 From: Dexter J <lamealameadingdongnopsamlamelame.org> Subject: Re: Saab 9.5 electrical issues
Salutations: On 5 Feb 2004 02:07:39 GMT, Dave Hinz <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote: > On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 18:33:56 +0000, Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> wrote: >> barbjack wrote: >> >>> I relayed your suggestions to the dealer- they have tried the ammeter >>> idea and that didn't diagnose any drain, which make no sense. Any >>> other ideas? Thanks for the help! >> >> Either you have a drain or you don't - there aren't really any other >> possibilities. Well, there is another possibility - a faulty battery. >> But since you say you've replaced the battery, it's unlikely. > > The logical deduction, then, is that the drain is not through any of the > fuses that they pulled to diagnose the problem. What other fuses are in > the car? How many other panels, and what is in it's own panel that they > didn't try? > > Dave Hinz Well - while you did replace the battery - that is no guarantee that the battery was fully charged when you got it or that it wasn't defective in the first place. As it is the only recent 'new' element in the equation - have them load test the battery out of the car as they are digging around for open relays or hot wires that are grounding out in the loom. It may also be that whatever ate your old battery has gotten progressively worst since the new one went in and that is just a bug hunt I'm afraid. Just for the record - many people make the mistake that you can properly charge a low battery with a long drive when in fact you mostly only put enough of a 'surface' charge on the battery to trip off the charging regulator. Which, would be my next stop after the battery if I were you. Sorry to hear you're having trouble though - it was sounding like bread and roses up until now.. Good Luck.. -- J Dexter - webmaster - http://www.dexterdyne.org/ all tunes - no cookies no subscription no weather no ads no news no phone in - RealAudio 8+ Required - all the Time Radio Free Dexterdyne Top Tune o'be-do-da-day Mr Ray Charles - Mess Around http://www.dexterdyne.org/888/182.RAM
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