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In a car this age, it's just as likely to be an actual fuel pump failure, or a fuse block socket failure, as it is to be a fuel pump relay.
That said, the fuel pump relay is the #1 part that causes these to not run. If you can use a soldering iron (or buy one at Radio Shack for $10) you might be able to open yours up and fix it. Re-soldering each connection inside it can resurrect a dead relay.
It's white, rectangular, and about 1/2 the size of a pack of cigarettes. Part number on it is 3523608, and the Volvo ones have a date stamp. (Replacements might not.)
Start there, look at the socket it's plugged into if you can, and check around fuse 1 for melting as well.
The fuel pump lives right underneath the driver's seat, up on a little tray with the filter. You can tell if its running by listening or putting your hand on it- but if the car won't start, it'll take 1 person turning the key and 1 person touching the pump to determine this. My guess is, it'll be silent. Your job is to find out why.
Good luck!
--Rob Bareiss, New London, CT
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--Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: 1992 244 240K ::: 1990 745GL 289K ::: 1990 745T 266K ::: 1989 244GLT Custom 271K
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