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850-Cold weather battery drain ?? 850 1997

I've got a 97 850 with 105,000 mi. It's the base model with manual trans & no turbo. If the car is not driven for 2 days when the temp drops to the low 20s, the battery will go dead and I mean dead, less than 5 volts at the terminals. I've replaced the battery & used an amp meter on the battey cable to check for drain, nothing shows up. The radio was replaced with an upgrade & no change. The charging system checks out OK. It only seems to happen in cold weather. Warmer weather & the car can sit for 2 weeks with no problems. I'm assuming it must be a module in the electrical system somewhere that has a problem with the cold. Does anyone have any ideas or similar experience? Except for this it's a great car.

Charlie






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New 850-Cold weather battery drain ?? [850][1997]
posted by  Charlie123  on Wed Feb 18 13:43 CST 2004 >


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