Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:20:19 +0100 From: Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamVETHIS.hotmail.com> Subject: Re: 1995 9000CSE Starting Problem
csonsininospaml.com wrote: > I'm having a starting problem with my '95 9000CSE. It takes 4 or 5 > tries before it will actually start, mostly after the car has been > sitting awhile - anywhere from a few hours to overnight. > It cranks and sounds like it's about to turn over but it doesn't. > I took it to my local (non-Saab) mechanic who changed the spark plugs, > but that > didn't do the trick. > I don't know if this is pertinent, but the voltage used to be 13 when > starting the car, it > now reads 10. Is that a clue? Yes. I had the same with my 9000 just before the battery finally packed up. You have a duff cell. Graham