Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 16:51:01 -0500 From: "Red Raschke" <jlaubensteinnopsamail.com> Subject: 1989 Saab Turbo -Alternator???
1st time poster to the group, any help would be appreciated. My above mentioned SAAB died on me on the way home from work the other day. I got it home, was out of town for a week, then came back and tried starting it with a booster. It took the charge and started, and I let it run for about 30 minutes. The next day I went to start it and it was dead again. The battery is less than a year old. I have never had alternator problems before, but all signs point to this. Can I be sure that it is the alternator, and if so, how much can I expect to pay ($US) for a new one? Can they be replaced by a novice mechanic (me)? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks, Joel Madison, WI, USA