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Old 12-21-2005, 10:47 AM
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ok im confused. you can disconnect the negative cable and you can turn on things? if so, then its just not possible. ok but anyways a typical problem with a saturn when it gets older or a bunch of miles is a bad tensioner. the tensioner becomes loose and doesnt keep the tension on the belt so the alternator doesnt get a full charge. you should get a battery light sometimes when driving. also you could have a drain in the system. its not such a simple thing to find. there could be somehting stuck on and you dont know it. now like on fords a typical battery drain problem is the ignition switch. check to see how tight the belt is and how much tension the tnesioner gives when you pull it off the belt. other then that you either got a bad battery, alternator, starter, or a some kind of drain elsewhere. and even if your battery, alternator, starter are new they can still be bad parts, but if bought from the dealer then they will normally always work.
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