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- From: rajagopa@sdf.lonestar.org (Hari Rajagopal)
- Subject: Help needed on volvo starting problem
- Message-ID: <BzJ9r7.HH@sdf.lonestar.org>
- Organization: sdf full-shell Public Access Unix - Dallas, TX - 214/436-3281
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 01:06:42 GMT
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- Hi ,
- I have a strange problem with my 1980 Volvo DL, The sequence
- of events is as follows:
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- Over a few weeks I have noticed the dash lights flicker at
- random, intermittently and then disappear, this I attributed
- to loose wiring harness etc:-
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- Three days ago it was wet and cold (Dallas) and the car got a
- soaking to the bone!! Then the problems started:-
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- The engine cut out after driving 2 mi in the morning and had to
- be jump started. However it just needed a touch from the jumper
- cables to start (1 second or so).
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- I drove 20 mi to school and parked. All well in the evening when
- I started and THEN suddenly the engine died after 1-2 mi.
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- Again jumped but then the following has been reccurring:
- a) needs just a touch of the cable clips to start
- b) Dies as soon (30 sec) of jumper removal
- I also had the battery recharged and the engine started on the
- first turn and drove beautifully for 20 mi. Then I parked it
- overnight. Morning (cold) started fine drove 2 mi then same
- problems started again. Since then I have just kept it garaged.
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- Any advice, ???
- My guess is there is something wrong with the earthing , or maybe
- the alternator is not taking over when the engine starts, but the
- drivebelt seems fine (havent checked alternator o/p yet) can
- someone give me some pointers??
- Thanks in advance.
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- Hari Rajagopal//
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