Hi there fine fellows, just reporting:
Took PNP switch out and it was absolutely bad, cero continuity in any contacts, so I did as one does when broke, I refurbished.
It came out like new and put some dielectric grease in there and sealant aroung the gasket, I expect it to last another 50k km ...

So today I got under the car to establish continuity past the A3/D:1 connector for the circuit. (between A3/D and starter motor with the PNP in between.
I have established that there is indeed continuity for the circuitry all the way from A3/D:1 To B5:4 (Blue Pink), and there is also continuity from ...

OK, guys and girls, I did some digging today, and I can say with confidence this issue is kicking my @ss hard.

Went to the relay box and did some basic testing... a lot of it made zero sense. The only thing that makes sense overall at this point is that somewhere in the harness, there must be a ...

Well... kept reading past my bedtime and found some schematics for the starting system in these 1995s cars. here is a pic of the circuit after the ignition switch:

https://i.postimg.cc/5NjMyRqB/photo-2025-09-24-02-28-33.jpg

After looking at it, I can see for the automatic transmission path on ...

Thanks, Volvolugnut, for your response.

So I discovered some stuff today, but not full on since I am still recovering from surgery and sore.

OK, first the good news: THE STARTER MOTOR WORKS FINE!!!. I went underneath without lifting the car just to bridge the contacts from #50 to 12V+, since from ...

Thanks again for the answer... I looked into his book, and I might purchase it when I have the budget for it.
I will perform your procedure tomorrow if I have the time and necessary tools.
I might need to purchase a long-reach skinny plier to reach the #50 contact to the solenoid; so far, I cannot ...

Thanks, Vova585, for your speedy answer. I'll try all those techniques once I get to the job.

I found a couple useful videos and a tiutorial on how to replace the starter, here are the links:

https://turbobricks.com/index.php?threads/changing-a-960s-starter-motor.66183/#:~:text=

https://www ...

Hi, Ladies and gentlemen in this forum, long time no see, I guess my 240 has been a great car for a while now.
So good that I trust her enough to pass her down to my oldest daughter as her first car. Part of that process was to look a new Volvo for me.
So I found myself this no-starter of a 1995 ...

Well, I am very sorry but one more thing that I notice and I am not sure if it's been like that only once I remove the valve but I noticed the lever that changes the heat selection from cold to hot is stock as well, yes in the cold position but I am sure that thig goes with a wire to some valve ...

I don't think there is any leak happening, I would have noticed since it has been years without running heat through those vents.
Maybe the core is just clogged. Thing is we are already at minus 10 when I come from work and I have no heat in the garage... F..k