Volvo owner in France
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- Joined
- Oct 15, 2018
- Location
- France
Art, your wiring diagrams for the 1987 Volvo 240 (which leads me to wonder if my father-in-law was correct when he referred to this vehicle as a 1987; I only started to call it a "1988" when parts dealers, selling me replacement parts, told me that the VIN indicated that it was the latter of the two) are a revelation. And your suggestion to switch around those blue wires at the coil is the most elegant and simple solution imaginable. I smacked myself on my forehead with my hand when I saw that they connected just as they must have when someone undoubtedly named Lars connected them over 30 years ago in the factory. Thank you for helping me to solve this mystery of the after-market alarm.
Now, I just need to wait until next week for the replacement coil to find out if that elegance is matched by efficiency, and the coil begins to function with the rest of the ignition. Speaking of which, I have photographed two unidentified ignition components--a silver and black box attached to the side of the engine bay which are located behind the power steering fluid reservoir. Can anyone tell me what they are, and if they should be tested, along with my ignition control module when the coil is working?
And, finally, the car of my dreams when I was just starting to get grease under my fingernails from working on my 1969 VW Beatle and a 1968 Mercury Cougar with a 289 V8 was a Ferrari Dino that Fritz, a German mechanic who helped me import to the U.S. a 1982 BMW 635i from Austria (but I digress too much here), had under a dusty car cover in his garage. Knowing that I have a similar ignition control module as that Ferrari will bring newfound respect to my Volvo if she ever runs again.
Volvo ignition? by Tom Fiorina, on Flickr
Volvo coil wiring by Tom Fiorina, on Flickr
Now, I just need to wait until next week for the replacement coil to find out if that elegance is matched by efficiency, and the coil begins to function with the rest of the ignition. Speaking of which, I have photographed two unidentified ignition components--a silver and black box attached to the side of the engine bay which are located behind the power steering fluid reservoir. Can anyone tell me what they are, and if they should be tested, along with my ignition control module when the coil is working?
And, finally, the car of my dreams when I was just starting to get grease under my fingernails from working on my 1969 VW Beatle and a 1968 Mercury Cougar with a 289 V8 was a Ferrari Dino that Fritz, a German mechanic who helped me import to the U.S. a 1982 BMW 635i from Austria (but I digress too much here), had under a dusty car cover in his garage. Knowing that I have a similar ignition control module as that Ferrari will bring newfound respect to my Volvo if she ever runs again.
Volvo ignition? by Tom Fiorina, on Flickr
Volvo coil wiring by Tom Fiorina, on Flickr