OT: 1990 Volvo 740GL for winter car?

[Bill R.]

If not then there's a good chance that its the fuel pump relay behind the ashtray..Thats if it cranks but won't start.

I was wondering if you have seen this problem as my son's car. He's driving and the car suddenly stalls and then when he tries to re-start, the car doesn't want to start. I have replaced the starter, battery, full tune-up and aux fan. Sometime when you try to start it after it stalls, it won't turn over at all as if the battery is dead, then when he waits an hour the car starts right up. Our mechanic can't figure out the problem.

[winfred]

not turnning over could be a few things, neutral safety switch could need cleaning, ignition switch crapping or a bad power/ground connection between engine and battery. neutral switch can usually be checked by holding the key in the start position while racking the shifter back and forth with a foot on the brake incase it starts, ignition switch (or neutral switch) by crossing the starter contacts, jump the main lug on starter to the small blade (green/red wire i think) and the starter should engauge

[Black 535i]

My wife has a 98 V70 Turbo and loves it but check out the info on the following pages:

http://personal.linkline.com/dbarton/

http://www.brickboard.com

She used to have a 86 740GLE and it was great in the off winter seasons but in the winter it needed 100 pounds of sand in the ass end even with good tires.

What's up everyone,

I know this is a liitle OT but I need some suggestions. I thought there may be someone on here with some Volvo knowlege. I am looking at a 1990 740gl with an automatic transmission and 172,000 miles. The motor is the 4cyl (2.3 I think). This is just going to be my winter car since I recently found a garage to store the E34. I don't know anything about Volvos and I am wondering if this is something I should buy or stay away from. How are the engine/transmissions in these cars? Is 172k too many miles? I will probably put 600-700 miles on it a month. The asking price for the car is $900US dollars. From the pictures I've seen the car has no rust. The reason I am posting is because the car is about two hours away and I don't want to drive that far for nothing. My mechanic has a similar car and says the drivetrain is bulletproof with proper maintenance. Do these have any issues or problem areas? Is there anything I should look for when I go to see it? Any help is greatly apprciated.


Thanks,

Phil