1991 240SE Wagon Still not Starting

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Glenn and Janice

Im going to try one last time to get this running since the local Volvo
shop wants $140 to diagnois the car and it will be $75 to get it towed.


The car will start 1st thing in the morning and run for about 3 seconds
so I am guessing its not getting fuel. I though tmaybe the Ignition
Coil was bad but since it is starting for a second the coil must be
working. Correct??? I have a replacement screw for the RFP Sensor to
put in but what would be causing it to not get fuel. It has a new Fuel
Realy Switch, New RFP Sensor Cable and new plugs/distibutor. Anything
else I should be checking. Thanks
 
Glenn said:
Im going to try one last time to get this running since the local Volvo
shop wants $140 to diagnois the car and it will be $75 to get it towed.


The car will start 1st thing in the morning and run for about 3 seconds
so I am guessing its not getting fuel. I though tmaybe the Ignition
Coil was bad but since it is starting for a second the coil must be
working. Correct??? I have a replacement screw for the RFP Sensor to
put in but what would be causing it to not get fuel. It has a new Fuel
Realy Switch, New RFP Sensor Cable and new plugs/distibutor. Anything
else I should be checking. Thanks
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Do these cars use a series resistor in-line with the coil? If so, the
failure of that resistor can cause a car to start fine because the
resistor is bypassed when the starter is turning but then shut down
right after it starts. This used to be a very common failure mode on
1960s and 1970s Chrysler vehicles where said resistor was called a
ballast resistor. In the know Chrysler owners would carry a spare!

John
 
Glenn and Janice said:
Im going to try one last time to get this running since the local Volvo
shop wants $140 to diagnois the car and it will be $75 to get it towed.
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Can you tow it with another car? At only $75 it must not be all that
far, or towing is cheap in your area. I towed my wife's 1992 wagon with
my 1990 sedan about six miles when it quit running (crank position
sensor and distributor transistor were bad) and that worked out OK.

The diagnostic may take a few hours of labor, so $140 is not too bad
IMHO. Beats paying $140 in unnecessary parts to have a car that still
doesn't start.
 
The diagnostic may take a few hours of labor, so $140 is not too bad
IMHO. Beats paying $140 in unnecessary parts to have a car that still
doesn't start.
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Thats $140 an hour so 2 hours with tow is $350 and the car is not fixed
yet. Im sure I will end up doing that but I want to try one last effort
to get it running. Cheers
 
The diagnostic may take a few hours of labor, so $140 is not too bad
IMHO. Beats paying $140 in unnecessary parts to have a car that still
doesn't start.
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Thats $140 an hour so 2 hours with tow is $350 and the car is not fixed
yet. Im sure I will end up doing that but I want to try one last effort
to get it running. Cheers
 
The diagnostic may take a few hours of labor, so $140 is not too bad
IMHO. Beats paying $140 in unnecessary parts to have a car that still
doesn't start.
Click to expand...

Thats $140 an hour so 2 hours with tow is $350 and the car is not fixed
yet. Im sure I will end up doing that but I want to try one last effort
to get it running. Cheers
 
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