HI guys could you please help me out i've a volvo 850 AWD 2.5 p reg the
prob being after two days my battery is flat i've had a new battery / and
my Alternator as been recon.but it still go's flat Help

"melvv" <mel_osmond@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> HI guys could you please help me out i've a volvo 850 AWD 2.5 p reg the
> prob being after two days my battery is flat i've had a new battery / and
> my Alternator as been recon.but it still go's flat Help
>
>

A common problem is the glove box light. If the door switch doesn't turn it
off it will burn continuously without a hint. The easiest test is to open
the glove box door and immediately feel the bulb; if it's really hot instead
of just getting hot, remove the bulb or get the door switch fixed.

Mike

Hi Mike thanks for that don'e your test on glove box light working ok and
all other lights ok but wlll test again .
melv

Michael Pardee wrote:
>
> "melvv" <mel_osmond@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:11fad3624f6b24169e0538eb22b28aeb@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com...
> > HI guys could you please help me out i've a volvo 850 AWD 2.5 p reg the
> > prob being after two days my battery is flat i've had a new battery / and
> > my Alternator as been recon.but it still go's flat Help
> >
> >
>
> A common problem is the glove box light. If the door switch doesn't turn it
> off it will burn continuously without a hint. The easiest test is to open
> the glove box door and immediately feel the bulb; if it's really hot instead
> of just getting hot, remove the bulb or get the door switch fixed.
>
> Mike

Problem like you describe can be extremely hard to locate...
had your problem once and after months of looking finally
traced it to corrosion between terminals on trailer hitch
connector...was making a high resistance short....finally
put a meter from battery to measure current and started
disconnecting things...connector was about the last thing
I looked at...of course...<grin>...

hope helps...have fun.....sno

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cheers for that sno looks like that could be it i hope i'll start looking
today?

> HI guys could you please help me out i've a volvo 850 AWD 2.5 p reg the
> prob being after two days my battery is flat i've had a new battery / and
> my Alternator as been recon.but it still go's flat Help

Check the voltage on the battery when the car is running to see if its
charging.
Write the number here if you cant enterpret it yourself.

Greetings Niels

How is your earthing often the last thing we think of .
"Niels Bengaard" <bengaardFJERNDETTE@850r.dk> wrote in message
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>> HI guys could you please help me out i've a volvo 850 AWD 2.5 p reg the
>> prob being after two days my battery is flat i've had a new battery / and
>> my Alternator as been recon.but it still go's flat Help
>
> Check the voltage on the battery when the car is running to see if its
> charging.
> Write the number here if you cant enterpret it yourself.
>
> Greetings Niels
>

Was the voltage regulator tested?

Is the new battery bad? New Die Hard batteries have a fairly high dead
on arrival rate. Other brands may also.

One way to test is to measure the voltage with the engine running and
make sure it is between over 14 volts. Then take one strap off the
battery and measure any change in the open circuit voltage of the
battery at the beginning and end of a day or two period. If that tests
OK, then you have a drag on the battery, such as a light or fan or
short. You can track that down with an ohm meter and start removing
fuses. The fuse that removes the drag will lead you to the culprit. If
no fuse does, then it is in the headlight circuit. They normally aren't
on a fuse.
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Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA, USA
Owned '67,'68,'71,'74,'79,'81,'87,'93,'95 & '01 Volvos.
The '67,'74,'79,'87,'95 and '01 through European Delivery.
http://rhodyman.net/homevo.html

Hi guys thanks; just trying what sno posted seems to be holding at 15volts
all day so far i'll re-test in the morn if not holding i'll try your tests
many thanks. it's a nightmare
mel

> Hi guys thanks; just trying what sno posted seems to be holding at 15volts
> all day so far i'll re-test in the morn if not holding i'll try your tests
> many thanks. it's a nightmare
> mel

If the voltage on the battery with running engine is 15 volt you have a
faulty voltage regulator in the generator.
Such a high voltage will destroy the battery.

Greetings Niels