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Repair beyond my skill set no crank/no start

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Re: Repair beyond my skill set no crank/no start

Post by Ozark Lee »

My '94 has it and so does the Plat. It is very short and has a female spade connector on it.

Here is a picture from the Platinum. I think the '94 has it very close to that position.
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thanks for the picture Lee I'll go look again and d--v70 my helper is on vacation I'll get those measurements when she gets home Thanks again

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Post by cBobs94850T »

Lee your Platinum is laid out a bit differ than mine but I did notice a plastic cover over a cable in that area I'll try removing that to look for that wire Thanks

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Have bigger issue now in playing with starter must have shorted something cause I have no power to dash or interior. Check all fuses and they are good. Any suggestion where to look next thanks

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Post by abscate »

Sounds like your ignition switch has pooped the bed.

Get out the VOM and start tracing per the wiring diagram. You can’t diagnose electrics by symptom very efficiently
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cBobs94850T wrote: 03 Aug 2019, 11:48 Have bigger issue now in playing with starter must have shorted something cause I have no power to dash or interior. Check all fuses and they are good. Any suggestion where to look next thanks
Are your head lights or brake lights working. May have burned out the big fuse thingamajig?
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abscate can you point me to those wiring diagrams

Mo Volvo where is that fuse

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Post by dj_v70 »

The wiring diagram links are the second topic under the P80 forum.

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cBobs94850T wrote: 03 Aug 2019, 19:56 abscate can you point me to those wiring diagrams

Mo Volvo where is that fuse
If your head light and brake light are out and the fuses are good as with your others... Not sure where it is but I remember with many other cars there is always a large 100 AMP or so fuse where the positive cable from the battery goes into the fuse box under the hood.
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cBobs94850T wrote: 03 Aug 2019, 11:48 Have bigger issue now in playing with starter must have shorted something cause I have no power to dash or interior. Check all fuses and they are good. Any suggestion where to look next thanks
Try turning the key on and off, and rotating it just slightly back and forth, see if that changes things. If so it is the electrical portion of the ignition switch gone bad.
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