Volvo Noob with Ignition Issues

[gillette]

Worked!! Thank you very much! I ran the wire between the two pins and it started up, idled great and had throttle response. I cleaned the old relay and put it back in and it started and died so this must be it. I am going to go get a new one now.

Thanks everyone for your help.

[jblackburn]

Glad you found the problem.

Sorry for the run-around at first, but usually a fuel pump relay issue rears its ugly head when the engine is already hot and going down the road or something.

Our Saab died in the middle of a busy intersection when I was younger from the same issue - not a fun memory trying to push the car out of the way!

[gillette]

Well I was on the way back from Delaware and had driven close to 2 hours already and had just stopped for gas so maybe that makes sense now. It is not a problem at all! Thanks all for the input.


Does anyone have any comments on the question I had about the ETM not closing fully? Should it have a gap on the bottom when at rest like that?

Thank you

[BEJinFbk]

There's an entire forum section
here at MVS dedicated to ETM's.
You may find an answer there.

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... m.php?f=12

[mikealder]

There should be a small gap, I would look at moving the throttle flap with your fingers and cleaning off the carbon near the spindle as this can cause it to stick further open than it should do - Mike