240 Electrical Oddness.

Discussion in 'Volvo 240' started by Joseph Oberlander, Jun 27, 2003.

  1. Well, I got it back to the auto repair shop. I'm convinced they
    messed something up as my mechanic looked at it - .6 amp drain
    when it was shut off. Alternator fine. Battery okay. Just a
    big short somewhere.

    They will fix it, though - so all's well. Car is still a blast
    to drive in tight city traffic thanks to the tiny turning radius
    and stick. My Buick beater has nothing on it :)

    Just wondering - what could cause such a large drain?
    The radio on drew .6 amps. The interior bulbs - .1.
    All I can figure is when they blended the door to match the
    fender, they as is normal, removed all of the door hardware.
    (fairly normal for most shops, I hear)

    They must have shorted out or broken the door lock mechanism
    as the door locks are not working.

    Q: if all four door locks were jammed or the servos were on
    all the time - would it draw this much current? I hope they
    didn't mess it up and all of the door lock servos fried themselves.
    I can hear a relay in the dash going off when I pull the knob
    up, but I get no activity from the doors. The sound is exactly
    like what you get when you push it down and they are already down -
    a click but no real movement.

    Q: if the servos are on all the time - will it fry them after
    a few hours? I'd hope not. Half an amp drain would get it below
    their triggering voltage in a few hours, so it's not like they
    would have been on for 40 hours straight.

    Morale - I told them to mask the area off and not touch the
    door lock. They said it would be fine - they do it all the time.
    I should have insisted as the door lock on Volvos is a known
    tempermantal area.

    Not to mention getting a new insurance company - refused to even
    let me pay the difference for a new fender. Went with a used one
    that saved them $15. No more AAA for me, thank you. State Farm
    was more expensive, but they had no qualms about something like
    that or me paying the difference. Nice body work, though - the
    place was top-notch, just someone messed up I guess.
     
    Joseph Oberlander, Jun 27, 2003
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