Hello All:

1967 Volvo 122S wagon. Wendy went out to the car on Thursday morning - the mildest of the last two months, temperature-wise - and the car would barely turn over. She opened the hood and despite the key being in her hand, the engine was still slowly turning over.

I came home that night, threw the pile on the trickle charger for a few minutes and it started right up. I figured she was crazy. She is, but that is another story.

I drove it around for several hours on Thursday night, making several 30-40 minutes stops and had no issue. When I tried to start it this morning - same issue.

I checked the Search on this site and saw that it could be worn wire harnessing, a short, 'heavy key ring' or a bad solenoid return spring. Any suggestions about how to check for each of these possibilities? I have never removed a starter motor before. Is that complicated? Anything I should know in advance?

As an aside, I just received the starter button upgrade from Ron Kwas. Any idea how happy I am that I did not install it yet? It would have made me crazy trying to figure out what I did wrong with the installation. We had a key break off last week and it was hell getting it out. Any chance that Ron's kit might eliminate the ignition switch from the list of suspects?

Cheers,

Pooch