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Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:50:36 -0700
From: "Photogenix" <Photognxnopsamcom.com>
Subject: Re: Turn the key, no response. Advice?


"LauraK" <lkrznopsamcomnospam> wrote in message news:20030802163718.04959.00000704nopsam26.aol.com... > >My 94 900 2.5 shows no signs of life when I turn the key. It is as if there > >is no battery. > > The car has been parked all summer, and it last ran two weeks ago when I > >left it running to plug in an air compressor to fill a tire. > >It ran fine at the time so this is quite weird as it hasn't been started or > >driven since. > >Any insught would be appreciated. > > Does it start when you jumpstart it? Sounds like you may have used the last > gasp in the battery to start it but didn't run it long enough for the > alternator to fully recharge the battery. Saabs don't seem to like that. > I had the same problem with the '95 9000 I bought recently. It had been sitting > at the dealership for a long time. When the salesman went to get it, it started > and he brought it around for a test drive and shut it down. When I went to > drive it a bit later, it wouldn't start. It would start with a jump and run, > but if it got killed -- which I was doing since I hadn't driven standard in > awhile -- it wouldn't restart. > It had a new battery in it and they couldn't figure it out. They had the > service department go over everything and they couldn't find anything wrong. > They did fully recharge the battery. It's been fine ever since. > I'd try jump starting it and then drive it for about 45 minutes. > > lauraknopsamousergraphics.com > http://www.madmousergraphics.com > web design, print design, photography > It's alive! I charged up the battery and she came to life. Seems it's either full power from it or nothing. Thanks for the tips. Anthony -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =-----

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