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Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 19:41:46 -0700
From: "al010101" <al010101nospamnet>
Subject: Re: 2 Saabs Not Running


an alternator is not mean't to charge a dead battery and is hell on it, you need to pull the battery's and charge them properly, autozone will charge them for free, takes about 1.5hrs each. -- Al "Craig's Saab C900 Site" <c900nospam.apana.org.au> wrote in message news:d70o2d$f0b$1nospam.apana.org.au... > itten <ittennospamast.net> writes: > >>I have an '84 Saab 900 and a '94 Saab Turbo Convertible and both have >>been sitting, not driven since September of 2004. I jump start each one >>about every month, but neither will re-start without jumper cables. The >>engines seem to run fine, they just won't start on their own. I have a >>new battery in the '84 and both cars were running fine pryor to me >>taking them off the road. Also the check engine light comes on in the >>'84. Do I need to get these cars towed into the shop or is there >>something I can do to get them to start on their own? > > When you jump-start them, do you just walk away and leave them, or > actually > throttle up the engines? I don't know about the 1994 models, but with the > 84 > C900, you will need to either hold your foot down on the throttle so the > engine revs go high enough when starting, or do it after starting, to kick > in the voltage regulator so start charging the battery. > > Also, charging with the engine idling will certainly work, but the > alternator output is going to be quite limited so you'd want to actually > take the car for a drive both to ensure the engine's getting warm enough > for > the fluids to work properly, but also to keep the alternator clean and in > good condition and give the battery a chance to charge properly. > > I can start my 1983 and 1985 C900's but if I leave them idling without > getting the voltage regulators to start up, the charge in the battery > won't > be replenished. > > Regards, > > Craig. > -- > Craig's Saab C900 Page --> http://nospam/~c900 Sydney, NSW > Australia > Craig's Saab C900 Workshop -- For all Saab C900 Enthusiasts world-wide! > http://www.nospam.net http://www.nospam > c900nospam.apana.org.au > Come and explore our site, and check out our web-forums, mailing list, > etc.

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