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car won't start 850

posted by  someone claiming to be mike on  Wed Dec 28 02:51 CST 2005 [RELATED]

I have a 96 850t wgn I recentely replaced the battery yet after more than a day of no driving the car will not start due to dead battery a very dead battery
so dead the LED for the alrm does not illuminate. The ignition switch also had alot of frost on it is this a possible source of the short? Please let me know of common areas that these cars develop shorts.
thanks,
mike








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    car won't start 850

    posted by  someone claiming to be fixit2003 on  Wed Dec 28 17:23 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    Frosty ignition switch is certainly an oddity. The best way to diagnose battery drain is to put an ammeter between the battery and one of the cables. Start pulling fuses one at a time until the current drain drops off. There's always a small ammount. Common 850 problem is a warped glove box door that allows the light to stay on all the time. This will run the battery down if the car's no driven much.







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