Still trying to locate the problem with my 1988 740 GLE start problem. I had to remove the car from the fellow trying to repair it he had no clue as to what the problem is. I have a good mechanic working on the car now. He found that the distributor was cracked so we replaced that and are now in the...

Hi Bill, It has been a while December 4th that I last sent you a message. The fellow working on my Volvo has not found the problem and it is starting to concern me that it may never be found. As I told you before on the initial day of the problem my wife was driving and I turned on the A/C and I hav...

Hi Bill, I really appreciate the speedy reply. I sent the info to the Mechanic and said to ask you if you knew the location of the Crankshaft Sensor or Engine Speed Sensor? He said he is unable to locate them on this Volvo. The Knoxville Volvo maintenance folks told him the location where it was sup...

Hi Bill, I hauled my 1988 740 GLE Volvo to the repair shop and the mechanic put the car on a computer but according to the Mechanic the machine indicated that there were no Error Codes. He has been working on the car several days and has sent off for literature pertaining to the Volvo fuel and elect...

Hi Bill, I checked every item I mentioned before to see if it was working the Radio Supp - Relay is OK, coil is OK and the Fuel Pump Relay is OK but there is still not power getting to the fuel pump! I have arranged to have the Volvo put on a computer to check out the problem so I hope this will loc...

Hi Bill, I really appreciate all your help regarding this no start issue on my Volvo. I have checked the Radio Suppression Relay and it appears to be working. I placed a charge to the fuel pump and it works fine. So I am sure it is an electrical problem. While checking the coil I observed the coil w...

Hi, I need a little assistance. Another problem came up with the Volvo stopping at a stop sign the car died and would not restart. I replaced the fuel pump relay with a new one still no power to the fuel pump. I replaced the fuel pump and fuel filter last November 2009. Does the power to the fuel pu...

Hi Bill, Thanks for all your assistance it was as stated - it was the Fuel Pump Relay. We put a new one in and it started without hesitation. Again I appreciate it...pdp

I have a 1988 740 GLE and I'm having fuel/electrical problems. The car's engine stopped running last week I checked the fuel pump and found there is no electrical power getting to the pump. Any suggestions as to this electrical problem?