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| posted on 11/7/17 at 11:21 AM |
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Might be worth making sure the battery is fully charged before driving? I once drove 150 miles in a classic Mini with a failed Dynamo but that was in
the days when the only draw on the battery was the coil and fuel pump.
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morcus
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| posted on 11/7/17 at 06:33 PM |
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shouldn't the light have been on the whole time? I thought the light showed the battery wasn't charging rather than it being low.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 11/7/17 at 06:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by morcus
shouldn't the light have been on the whole time? I thought the light showed the battery wasn't charging rather than it being low.
I agree but this has been reported on a few Saab forums, no charge and no battery warning light. No idea why.....
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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BenB
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| posted on 11/7/17 at 08:50 PM |
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Just strap a small generator with a 12v output to the boot, job done 
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JoelP
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| posted on 11/7/17 at 08:50 PM |
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i used my van for months with no alternator belt (no power steering too, fun in a van!). I had a charger so charged it at work and on an evening. Went
Leeds to Halifax regularly. Just bumped it where possible to avoid using the battery (including down my drive on a morning).
Kit car managed 50 miles with headlights on, til it dawned on me why it was dying!
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 12/7/17 at 11:03 AM |
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When the alt failed on my Toyota I got every dash light under the sun except the battery light 
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