Hi there,

Yes you are correct, you have the best man on the Brickboard working with you on the car.

What he has said is that, the plug in and play parts are not always a plug in and play problem.

These cars have become like a finer wine.
They have moved, any of their issues, into the realm of subtle problems with a bouquet! (:)

A loose connection, frayed wire, corrosion or just possible a bad part that can be repaired on the cheap!

The wine, as 240 Volvos, looks the similair but the ingredients inside change.

As a connoisseur of fine wines, as Art is, he can tell you little details of where to place your voltmeter.
A connoisseur can "advise" you to smell for a bouquet. He can not know what you smelt, only just ask, did you get that? Communication is vital or you miss the experiences.
Nothing better than finally saying, "Ah Ha! Here it is! I found that stinker!"

He has provided you a diagram that shows what has to be on when the engine cranks and stays running.
This instructional diagram is after the wine is in the glass. The key is on and the engine was cranked.

He is saying the power to continue running has to start at fuse number six. He want you to swirl the glass and see if the wine is in there. Very basic step but this is checking is an advanced step because the wine is already in the glass!




This is what I think you car is doing. This was the first step you are missing and you need to disregard. It's just confusing you.
The ECU runs the pumps for one second because you turned the key on. This pressurizes the fuel rail to the injectors. That it. It shuts off. Nothing is working until you turn the key off again and reset the sequence.

When you crank the engine it fires and runs that fuel out and stops because something else is not turning on to continue the engine running.

This second step, on the diagram is demonstration of where to find some air in the top of the glass with some vapors.

This is where Art wants you to start sniffing. Fuse #6.
Follow the "red"wine stain trail on the diagram or schematic.

This may look daunting but walk your fingers down the line and learn the paths (wire colors) and names of what is connected there.
"N" is the point in question he has referred too! It's under the passenger side dash panel on the back wall. A small rectangular box hanging in a socket.

This as you see on the schematic is a junction point.
This is where you are headed once you do his first step and studied the schematic.

Learn the wire colors as you will be using a voltmeter to see electricity in them. It's the only way you can spot that stuff!

Next, will come direction of when it's suppose to be there and when it won't be!
These are called modes, stages but mostly sequences of operation.

Art knows what, when and where!
He and others will be there, with expertise, possibly some pictures and wonderful links.

You will have to "Do" your home work! It's your car, not ours and that makes you the MAN or WOMAN, ultimately.



Phil