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My 1985 Volvo 240 DL wagon is not running. Why not? The alternator is not charging the battery.

I thought I licked this problem 1000 miles ago by changing the connections at the alternator and the alternator itself. However, now the problem has come back. A new development: the alternator ...

To the litany of uses for WD40, add door latch fixer. Worked like a charm, Bill. Thanks again. How did you get so smart?

Thanks, Bill. I'll give it a try and report back.

Hello all,

So no sooner did I fix my 1985 240 wagon's mysterious electrical problems, but a frustrating new mechanical problem has emerged! All of a sudden, the driver's door won't latch completely! The latch does close part-way. I can lock the car. But the latch has an intermediate position ...

So I just wanted to let everyone know that having replaced the alternator, numerous connections, and one super-corroded ground wire, everything is working fine.

Thanks, everyone.

Well, replacing the connections to the headlight fixed the headlight problem. But not the alternator problem. So here's to hoping that maybe if I just replace the connections between alternator and battery that I might fix that problem, too.

So in trying to fix the electrical gremlins in my DL wagon's engine bay, I discovered a wire to no where. Two wires come out of a sheath. One goes to the fuel injection fuse, and is properly connected. The other ends in a blue harness to which nothing is connected. Can anyone tell me where this ...

Thanks gentleman. And yes, Senor Turkey, I consider my Volvo's electrical gremlins to be of biblical proportion, too.

Hello all,

So I am making progress on my dead Volvo. Alternator is not charging the battery. Before I replace the alternator altogether, I'm attempting a few things that I suspect may be actors in trouble.

Headlights are out on the left side of the car. I was going to replace them, thinking they ...

Gentleman,

To follow up,

1. Battery recharged and started up the car.

2. Cables don't look too bad, at least not in terms of corrosion etc. I will give the poles a good cleaning, however.

3. Autozone says the battery seems to be fine, but the alternator is not charging the battery. Which only ...