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97 850 battery drain, all fuses pulled, looking for inline ones 850 1997

posted by  jawn23 on  Fri Mar 12 20:39 CST 2004
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Problem: battery very weak (not dead though) after 4 days sitting, 2 month old battery, happens predictably.
I pulled all fuses and still got a connection spark. Then I detatched all red wires at the battery and narrowed it down to the biggest red cable. A drainage problem is connected to this huge cable. Not even the clock memory is on.
I need a list of any accessories constant, not powered throught the fuse box, or the two other red wires at the battery 90deg junction. I don't think this leaves much. They would be inline fuses going to devices like the cooling fan?
I'll hit the library tomorrow for some diagrams.

Could be alternator diode-doesn't feel warm though.

I appreciate any advice

jon




1997 850 80,000k red
other issues: left maplight switch only works in some settings! (although I pulled this fuse for battery drain testing)
horrible radio reception (broken antenae fillament?)short?
wimpy horn, just noticed lots of corrosion near belt area- antifreeze leak? alternator is ugly








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    97 850 battery drain, all fuses pulled, looking for inline ones 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on  Sat Mar 13 00:35 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    About the radio reception.... if you have a cell phone adapter plugged into one of the console sockets, try unplugging it. "Some" adapters will cause radio interference.

    -Punx








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    97 850 battery drain, all fuses pulled, looking for inline ones 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be Valvo on  Fri Mar 12 23:48 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    I had similar problem 2 months ago which turned out to be the Alternator. It was not charging until 2500 rpm. Here in Australia Volvo do a Factory reconditioned exchange alternator for about 1/3 the price of a new one ( they actually supplied a new one though).
    regards....valvo







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