Hello Vince,

I did not see the earlier posts and was wondering if the car was a turbo unit or N/A. The turbos have a high manifold pressure cutout that kills the fuel pumps. I've seen these switches fail intermittently, and the car shut down as if the fuel pump failed. If it is there, it is generally located on the passenger fender well behind the coolant tank. If you unplug the cutoff switch and jumper one of the wires to ground, the pumps will run with the key in "run" and you can check the pressure on the fuel rail.
The Radio Suppression relay could be a problem also, and it can also be jumpered or eliminated entirely without harming the operation of the electronics. The two larger wires on the rounded side of the plug need to be tied together.
My 88 765 will flood if it stalls when first cranked on a cold day and I have to hold the accelerator down to clear it while cranking. (I think it is a characteristic of these ignition systems, since an American system will throw enough fire in there to ignite peanut butter.)
Make certain to unplug all of your wiring connectors and check them for corrosion or dirt.
Check your battery terminals and voltage also.

BTW, it took a girl on this board to finally give me the correct info on the wiring harnesses being the biggest problem with the Volvos. Once I replaced all of my connectors and fixed the grounds, I have not had anymore starting issues.

Regards,
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Will Dallas, www.willdallas.us, www.willdallas.org, www.willdallas.com 86 245 DL 222K miles, 93 940 260K miles, 88 765 GLE 152K miles.