Hey guys,
I think I've got a charging issue with my '87 900 Turbo; the battery's been dying pretty regularly and it's taken a lot of jump starts over the past week. Knowing that the battery is only about 6 months old, I'm ready to swap the alternator and call it a day, however, knowing that it's a Saab, I thought I should ask the pros.
Here are the recent symptoms: I let the battery charge overnight and it started right up. Drove it to work, and it started up again about 10 hours later without a problem. While it was running I put a multimeter on the leads and got 14V, so all seemed promising. It started up the next morning (a little slow to turn over) and a few hours later it needed a jump.
Like I said, I'm ready, willing and able to pull the alternator, I just to want to be too hasty in my diagnosis. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also, is all that jump-starting in a short period of time bad for a battery?
I think I've got a charging issue with my '87 900 Turbo; the battery's been dying pretty regularly and it's taken a lot of jump starts over the past week. Knowing that the battery is only about 6 months old, I'm ready to swap the alternator and call it a day, however, knowing that it's a Saab, I thought I should ask the pros.
Here are the recent symptoms: I let the battery charge overnight and it started right up. Drove it to work, and it started up again about 10 hours later without a problem. While it was running I put a multimeter on the leads and got 14V, so all seemed promising. It started up the next morning (a little slow to turn over) and a few hours later it needed a jump.
Like I said, I'm ready, willing and able to pull the alternator, I just to want to be too hasty in my diagnosis. Any help is greatly appreciated. Also, is all that jump-starting in a short period of time bad for a battery?