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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  88' 740 - shuts off when headlights turn on :( 700 1988 posted by  dirosa on  Wed Apr 8 14:48 CST 2009 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Fri Sep 25 21:22 CST 2009 [RELATED] hi everyone, i always read that the 80's volvo's had wiring issues, but i never had a problem till now. i have a 1988 740 gle wagon. my car will not run with the RIGHT headlight on (left one is fine), so i pulled the right headlight fuse, and all was ok to get me home. then i noticed that when i use the right turn signal, it dies for a split second, then comes back, then dies, and so on with the blink of the light. so i know obviously something is wrong with that circuit. and no doubt they share the same ground, but if anyone has had any experience with this, and possibly knows a common spot for the harness to corrode, that would be greatly appreciated. i don't want to slice up the entire harness. thanks Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post. Select, copy to buffer, and paste anywhere: <a href="http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1342683/740/760/780/88_740_shuts_headlights_turn.html">88' 740 - shuts off when headlights turn on :(</a>

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• 88' 740 - shuts off when headlights turn on :( [700][1988]
  posted by  porkface  on Thu Apr 9 16:26 CST 2009 > V

• 88' 740 - shuts off when headlights turn on :( [700][1988]
  posted by  someone claiming to be fixit2002  on Thu Apr 9 08:19 CST 2009 > V

• 88' 740 - shuts off when headlights turn on :( [700][1988]
  posted by  B.B.  on Wed Apr 8 18:28 CST 2009 > V

• 88' 740 - shuts off when headlights turn on :( [700][1988]
  posted by  7 volvofamily  on Wed Apr 8 17:48 CST 2009 > V

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