Follow up.
The car started and ran fine from the time I posted this until today when again it failed to start, this time about 3 miles from home. My trusty Fluke meter showed the Volvo battery at 10 V so off to AutoZone. $200 later I had a replacement and changed it out. Instant start.
I hope that's the end of that. The Volvo battery I removed was dated 12/11.
The AZ Duralast is a longer battery and fills the compartment, whereas the dead Volvo was about two inches shorter in length.
Cheers,
Erwin
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