Thanks!!!

I've been using the 96 wiring diagrams but 'Ozark Lee' also gave me a link to Volvo_850.zip which has lots of useful stuff but it says 1995. Is there an available 1996 version of this or is 1995 good enough for an overview of other things not related to wiring?

i downloaded volvo_850.zip and it says 1995. Should it be essentially the same for a 96? Mine is an early 1996, says it was built Spring 1995.

You guys are great!!!!! I have to go out of town for a few days but here is my plan: I'm going to repair those ABS wires with butt connectors, heat shrink and F4 tape. I'm going to try to figure out what this mystery connection is under the dash . It just doesn't look to me like this is something th...

Good old Volvo!!!!!! I put in a new battery and she started right up. I let her run for a while and as expected, the 'Check Engine' light was still on and now the 'ABS' light is on. I retraced the wires yesterday and confirmed that the broken green wires with stripes on them are ABS sensors. I don't...

Thank you soooooo much!!! I can pretty much understand the wiring diagrams but the pictures of the harnesses in the engine don't make it easy to identify what is where. I've been studying those pdf documents and the Haynes manual for quite a while now...just didn't feel confident that I knew where t...

No - one of the things I like about this car is that it is very basic. No extras. No headlight wipers, no sun roof, no seat heaters, no fog lights,manual transmission. Just basic transportation that was very reliable until the squirrel made it his home.

I hope this picture shows it better.

Thanks for your quick responses. I do have another reliable car so I would not have to depend on this Volvo. Since my other car is a 4 cyl Honda it won't pull my boat, which is well within the trailering limits of the Volvo(tongue weight approx 150 lb), dry weight combined trailer and boat 1650). I'...

VolvoWires3.jpg I've had a 1996 850 with Manual transmission since 2003. It would not pass Dallas emissions tests, which did not bother me because I lived in Oklahoma where there are no inspections. In 2005 it 'threw a rod' and I had the engine replaced($3200). I loved the car but then I moved to T...