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1994 850 battery life with out alternator

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Re: 1994 850 battery life with out alternator

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abscate wrote: 24 Nov 2017, 11:08 We didn’t get a better swag but I just wanted to comment that no one has ever succeeded in getting home running a Honda generator in the back seat with a 12 v feed to the battery and posted it here.
I resemble that remark. Trick is to aim the exhaust not to discolor the seat and to leave the windows all down. Not that I'd know anything about this...
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abscate wrote: 25 Nov 2017, 04:04
skloon wrote: 24 Nov 2017, 21:58 My experience has been an hour or so until it stops running
Ah , but Canadians are subject to indignities as inpetulant toddler neighbors, half price medical care for everyone, and DRLs....daytime running lights,,which drain the battery fast.
I did get my Renault R5 home with a dead alternator over 1200km- the last 30 or so I even lost the alternator light- it finally died 1 block from home so I could walk and grab my spare alternator off the shelf

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LOL exactly!!! Since my base 1994 did not come with anti theft I had to come up with my own.

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