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Weird one. A bad connection, whether due to corrosion or just bad contact (loss of spring tension, screw terminal not tight, etc.) can do this. You get a little current flowing and it can break a path through the corrosion or contact surface layer and give you a better contact. Fuse sockets, relay sockets, wire connectors, switches could all be suspect. I'd start tracing through with a voltmeter or (battery disconnected first!) ohmmeter to localize it as much as I could.
It's also remotely conceivable that something's loading your battery way down although I would expect smoke, flames, and/or exploding battery if that were the case. Does your battery voltage drop way down when you turn the key? I'm guessing it doesn't, which points to a bad connection.
Posts in this Thread:
- Followup: Saab won't start, Paul S, Mon, 14 May 2007 14:05:37
- She runs!, Paul S, Wed, 16 May 2007 11:36:51
- easy test, nicknick
, Tue, 15 May 2007 07:31:18 - Re: Followup: Saab won't start, MS, Mon, 14 May 2007 22:26:47
- Re: Followup: Saab won't start, Jim, Mon, 14 May 2007 21:58:29
- Corroded/sloppy connection or bad relay somewhere?, Caarl
, Mon, 14 May 2007 14:49:07 <-- Viewing This Message - Re: Followup: Saab won't start, Peter Martin
, Mon, 14 May 2007 14:34:57
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