Ruby made the 42 mile circuit to and from work w/o a hitch except for being loud (i only have the front part of the exhaust hanging on her) So I went to El Mofle this a.m. and had the guy put the car up on the lift, and welded the rest of her exhaust together. Took him about ten minutes and I gave him $20 for it.
The shifter is tight and accurate, the clutch is happy, clean and smooth. The rear main seal shows no signs of exploding, the overdrive works but the backup lights are on.
I am questioning the PEP Boys starter, as the solenoid sound unlike the snappy Bosch starters and sometime take two or three clicks of the key to get it to spin enough to actually do anything.
Easter sunday is close at hand and I believe The Santa Fe Springs Ecology center has a twofer on that day, might be time to do some shopping.
I still really have no idea of what was eating my starters,and causing the no start.I am going to write up a detailed account of my "Life under a Volvo", might save someone some grief.
I removed the grey four wire connector and rerouted the wires, using high temp stainless core wire.
See you in a couple of days with a link to the repair details.
Happy Easter, or what ever version of the Spring fertility Goddess rights you care to carry on.
Paul