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Is my alternator dying? 850

posted by  Chinaman on  Tue Mar 4 04:37 CST 2003
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Hey guys, I'm looking for your opinions if my alternator is about to kick it on me. I've got a 94 850 with the original alternator. Seems we've been hit with a fair amount of cold recently in toronto, and my volvo...... well just is'nt liking it frankly. Gotta get my friggin pnp changed asap.

Anyways, when my car is idling, and I turn on my rear defrost or any other high use electrical doodad, ie seat heaters etc. I notice my rpm's dip a slight amount. it usually idles around 900 rpm, but when I turn the thing on, it drops to a rough 800 or so.

Is my alternator not putting out enough juice? Just wondering if anyone else has this experience.

Thanks,
Kevin






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