Hi again,

I was wondering if anyone good with wiring could help me. My wife's 245 turbo had an intermittent battery drain due to grounded/shorted wires at the alternator. I cut and replaced the frayed ones with new, using new wires, connectors, and heat shrink tubing. I also did the 2 going to the oil press. switch. I also repaired some at the grey firewall plug in the engine compartment. Lastly, I had quite a few bare wires at the starter, so I did a very nice job on those too. Upon initial inspection (before performing any work), I noticed that some kind fellow had done a lot of "patchwork" to the lower wiring harness between the starter and the firewall plug. Insulated wire was not even used, just a whole lot of electrical tape.

Anyway, after all this work (been working on it for days), every time I start the car the 16A #6 fuel pump fuse blows immediately after the motor starts, killing the motor. I am at my wits end. I really have tried to do a good job, but it is very cramped and greasy under there. I have a Bentley manual, and it says under CI injection elec. tests, to check the elec. fuel system via the fuel pump relay. All the tests which follow immediately under that check out OK ( the tests involving checking for current/ground/continuity at the F.P. relay terminals). I even opened up the relay, but it appears good. I used a test light and my digital multimeter (IPD)...still learning how to use that one......

I feel like I am 99 percent sure I have a short somewhere. I have looked hi and low for hours, and I can find nothing. I am almost ready to "take her in" to my friends Volvo garage tomorrow. Is it a bad idea to "jump" the fuel pump fuse just to get it over to the garage (about 10 mi.), or should I have it towed? I would really, really like to fix this myself, but I have run out of ideas.