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Battery Issue in my '94 850 Turbo?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

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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L33t A2
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Location: Huntington, NY

Post by L33t A2 »

it sounds to me that under hard acceleration, your serp belt is slipping and the alternator isnt spinning fast enough so theres a temorary voltage drop, when the rpms go back to slower speeds, the belt grips again.

Maxbaby
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Post by Maxbaby »

Have you had the alternator output tested?
1993 850 GLT

Close to 360,000 km

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