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No Crank - problem solved - DUH 850 1997

Well JUST before I was going to dig in to replacing the starter, I checked the battery voltage under load (ignition, heater fan, brights on) and it was 8.5 V (12.1 w/o load). On my V70 the same load test yielded 11.5V. Swapped in the battery from the V70 and the 850 started right up. Boy did I feel stupid... yet relieved.

Thanks Klaus for mentioning that the starter will not kick in below a certain voltage. I guess what threw me off was that I did not hear a clicking sound.

Once again I fell victim to my tendency to make things more complicated than they are...

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'97 850 n/a Wagon, 170K mi ... '98 V70R AWD 106K mi






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