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Yet another NO START- special twist?UPDATE 200 1983

posted by  Aye Roll on  Mon Oct 14 16:45 CST 2002
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I know you've been this route already, but you want to make sure that the fuel pump relays are the right ones.
My friend put up with a similarly annoying problem on a '76 242 (it's a convertible!). The battery was draining when sitting, and he had to remove one of the two fuel pump relays to prevent it. Then to start had to plug it back in... I could see a similar situation going on here.
Make sure that you've got the right ones- I know they're different units, I don't know what the markings are offhand- and that they're in the right locations, if you changed them out.
I very much doubt that you could hurt anything by charging the battery with the charger. Never seen damage from that.
I HAVE seen quite a few (particularly older) Volvo's with damaged alternators from jumpstarting- usually it's damaging to GIVE someone a jump, but if your battery was dead, I'd search for alternator troubles first.
The newer cars seem to not be affected as much- I don't know if the later units are stronger, or just newer.
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Rob Bareiss, New London, CT 86 244, 87 244, 88 744






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