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I spoke too soon. Jr. and Volvo stranded at church 200

posted by  Dan Marino on  Sun Apr 12 06:03 CST 2015
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I spoke too soon. Jr. took the Volvo to church last night and right as he was pulling into the parking lot, the instrument cluster lights came on and flickered and the radio went off and he limped into a parking space.

While talking to Jr over the telephone, he found that the grounding wire broke off at the alternator. So I packed some tools and we re-attached it. Then jump started the car and it ran, but ran terrible like it did before the new cap, rotor, and plugs.

So after church we will try to swap in a new battery, do a better job on the alternator grounding wire, and verify the alternator is working.

So much for going fishing this afternoon...
--
1992 Volvo 240 & 1998 Volvo C70








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    I spoke too soon. Jr. and Volvo stranded at church 200

    posted by  Michael Yount on  Sun Apr 12 07:19 CST 2015
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    ...oh, you're still going 'fishing'.....

    Hope you find the problem.
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    82 242 5.0L; '10 Cayman S; '15 Honda Fit








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      Back Running 200

      posted by  Dan Marino on  Sun Apr 12 19:21 CST 2015
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      The ground wire broke off on the alternator. Cleaned that up and got it mounted nice and solid.
      New battery too.
      Got the car home. It idles fine now.
      I need to check out the insides of the catalytic converter to see if it is obstructed.
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      1992 Volvo 240 & 1998 Volvo C70








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    I spoke too soon. Jr. and Volvo stranded at church 200

    posted by  volvo426 on  Sun Apr 12 06:48 CST 2015
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    I think you need to lift the hood and spend some time and have a very good look at everything.To try and sort your car out. Check all wiring especially the positive cable that goes under the engine from the battery to the starter it may have rubbed through the insulation.







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