Thanks, I was supposed to be a boy and ended up a daddy’s girl.

The car did sit for apx 1 year in 2012. The motor was replaced with a used one. That mechanic knew absolutely nothing about Volvos and apparently did not replace the gaskets which most have been replaced since then.

The battery was replaced in May with Advance Auto Gold AT0CF. It was stalling on me some before the replacement but not as much as it is now. Actually, that is when most of this started. It cut out on me that day – I had ran a lot of errands and it was very hot that day. It stopped on me. Once I got it started, I took it to the mechanic. He found a problem with one of the battery cables and replaced that.
I have had several oil leaks and had been gradually getting those fixed (all of them are fixed except one where they have to drop the motor to the tune of $500).

When they fixed one of the leaks in March they replaced Timing Belt, Oil Cap Seal, Tensioner, and Alternator Belt, Gasket, Timing Belt, Fan Belt, and Tensioner. The crank shaft sensor, and 2 relays were replaced in July in an effort to address the issue.

My invertor does have a digital display. It is a Schumacher, I think the model number is XI75DU. It shows the wattage out and the volts in and out. I am getting: The code of LOB• – The vehicle’s battery voltage is less than 10.5-volts. I will see if I can watch the display more carefully.

I don’t have the dome light set to come on when I open the door. It is usually kept off unless I need to see something. I just tested starting the engine while the light was on and it does slightly dim when I start the car.

This is a used car. I do not see where the alternator or fuel pump was ever replaced but I don’t know if I have ALL the records. They go back to 2007.

I don’t know if the mechanic checked and cleaned the connectors

I have been sick so I haven’t got around to cleaning all the fuses. By spring clips, do you mean what the fuse is in? I will try to check the battery tonight. The voltmeter I got has a bright orange back light.

I am not sure why the cigarette lighter gets hot but it doesn’t seem consistent. When it does get hot, that is when the inverter gives the low battery warning. The lighter came out of the socket so it is just laying on the console.

There is also another fuse that has a wire attached to it that gets hot too. I just noticed it the other day and I don’t know if it there is a pattern or not. I don’t know what the wire goes to and my mechanic said that Volvo does not connect wires to fuses. The fuse is 30 amps. I will have to check what that fuse goes to. I do have a fuse tester that came with an assortment of fuses.

There is also another wire in the fuse box area that appears to have been connected to something at one time but I don't know what.

I am not sure what you mean by typewriter print eraser pencil as I always used a regular eraser.

Thanks for all the good info. I will let you know what I come up with.