I know a lot of you here own Volvo's and I hate brickboards setup - so I'll try here first. My brother has a 1994 850 and recently it hasn't been holding a charge. So far he has replaced the battery, and after that didn't solve the problem he had a mechanic check it out and they replaced the alternator.

It's still not starting. He can get it started if he gets a jump, but even after he drives the car for over an hour, then turns off and immediately tries to start, it still won't turn over. His lights dim when he brakes (after he gets it started). I'm baffled here - does anybody have any idea what else it could be? We're hesitant to bring it back to the shop because it was >$500 last time and nothing changed.


Thanks

Peter