Drove through large puddle now wont start???

[BEJinFbk]

I'd go with a warm, dry garage using a forced are heater and maybe a dehumidifer.
But you have an issue that's not gonna just go away. Volvo is pretty good about waterproofing.
I suspect that you've got an electrical connector somewhere that is no longer "mint".

The high voltage ignition parts - Coil, cap, rotor and wires - are the first places I'd look.
When is the last time that stuff was replaced?

"are" is pirate for air!

[NJ95-850GLT]

You may have almost invisible cracks in the Ignition Coil.... My daughters VW Jetta suffered from the same even during heavy rain without hitting a puddle. The coil will bleed to ground if the coating is cracked due to age, a simple remedy is to spray the coil with a Silicone Lube to drive out the moisture and temporarily seal the insulation coating until you can replace the coil if it's needed...

[carlr]

Thanks for all the input. As it turns out I took the dist.cap off and wiped it out and pulled the plug wires. 2 of the 5 cylinder pockets had a little water in them. Dried them out and know the car runs fine. I do need to replace the starter however. I t seem to have gotten completely soaked and know does not always catch.
Oh well, could have been worse.