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I have good news to report on the installation of a voltmeter on a '92 245. Your installation procedure works as advertised. I can remember the chimer on my '83 dangling like low hanging fruit. Not so on the '92, so many additional things crowding the limited space. It's like reaching into a funnel.
Patience and planning helped overcome the barriers. To prevent the Scotch-Lok from slipping on the R-W wire, I wrapped that wire with black vinyl tape, about 1 and 1/2 turns. This held that wire in the connection snuggly. If I saw that black tape exposed, I knew the connector slipped on the R-W wire. (On my first attempts reported on here earlier, I had cut through the insulation and wanted to cover these cuts with the protection of the connector.) About a 1/4" from the end of the voltmeter wire I set about a 1" length of black heat shrink shrunk to wrap tight around that wire. To this I wrapped a layer of red vinyl tape cut narrow so that it would not be seen once that wire was inserted into the Scotch-Lok. If I saw red, I knew that wire had slipped out of position. Without these, it was very difficult to hold it all together at the end of the "funnel" and then squeeze the connector latch with slip joint pliers.
I investigated connecting to the R-W wire right out of the "S" terminal from the ignition switch. Concluded that it's really crowded there and didn't want to separate the plug. Decided to go back to the chimer.
Thanks for the support. Nice project. I look forward to enjoying this newest feature.
For the fun of Volvos,
Mike
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'83 245 GLT, '92 245DL, '90 760 GLT
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