Reply With QuoteCheck the grounding points, you might have a bad connection.
brickboard.com is a great volvo source, by the way. No hinting at anything, giving you another resource should you not get as many responses as you'd like.
Good luck!
maybe someone could help. on a 1985 240 volvo
My engine rotates slow after replacing battery terminals. The battery terminals were loose so i decided to replace them with new ones. I didnt have a wrench to tighten the terminals during the day so I would hit it with a hammer to get the car started. It would make the the connection tight to the terminal. Sometimes the car would not start unless i held the key in the on position for a few seconds then it would start. I guess due to the loose battery terminal. I had some acid build up on the terminals so someone told me to put motor oil on the new terminal post to keep them clean. When replacing the new terminals i decided to put the oil. Now the engine rotates slow. Even if i boosted with a battery charger the engine still rotates very slow. The battery is fully charged. What should I do. 1 clean the oil off of the terminal and wires. 2 check the wire from the battery to the starter and see how many volts it is getting. I would check that but it is hard holding a flash light and meter at night. 3 or did i burn something by forcing the engine to start by I guess drawing to many amps. If I turn the headlights on, the lights do not dim. So the battery is good. Can it also be a bad wire to the starter. Or even a bad ground cable. Do I have to take each wire off to see if they are bad. Or is there a easier way to check this. I need help. Thanks THe starter does spin just not fast enough.
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Check the grounding points, you might have a bad connection.
brickboard.com is a great volvo source, by the way. No hinting at anything, giving you another resource should you not get as many responses as you'd like.
Good luck!
i already did post at the brick. thanks for the response. rick
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