Well, Art, I owe you a very big THANK YOU.



The “transition” I referred to and the connector I was looking for was located up behind the brace in the corner of the engine compartment. I guess that is the “left wheel housing”.





The connector had started to deteriorate as can be seen in the images. While I don’t think I had ever fiddled about in that area that bullet connector had lost its connection. I guess 21 years of living in a hot engine compartment takes it toll, but still does not account for the actual mechanical disconnect. The car lost power a couple of times but quickly restarted until yesterday and it rode home on a rollback. I was initially working with a 1990 740 Wiring Diagrams Green Book. Evidently those cars do not have that connector. Your tip paid dividends.



The connector on the radio suppression has degraded as well. Two of those wires in the female connector are very loose and care must be taken to make sure they are pushed onto the relay itself as you push the connector into place.



The initial hint came when I could not get 12v at the connector at the ballast resistor. I had jumpered the RSR and while I had 12v at that point there was no voltage at the ballast resistor connector (and therefore no voltage at the injectors).

So I learned that while the insulation on the wires of the 1988 and newer Volvos is far superior to the cars prior to that time the bullet connectors are definitely showing their age.

So thanks again for your interest and your help.

Randy