I just recently bought an engine wiring harness from Davebarton.com because my oil light was flickering. I took my Volvo to a mechanic to have them put it in because I don't have enough time to do a job like this. After I got the car back, I noticed that the mechanic unplugged the expansion tank overflow hose, so I plugged it back in and started driving back home. While driving it seems that I have to really push on the peddle to get the car to increase speed, more than I am normally used to. Also when driving at around 60mph, to get the car to go any faster I have to put my foot all the way down, and even then it barely increases speed. After I got back home I noticed the expansion tank cap was hissing and there was some coolant around the tank. Then the expansion tank cap let out a bunch of coolant but still stayed on the tank. Does anyone know what is going on with my car?

My car: 1982 Volvo 244 Turbo

Well you could take it back to the mechanic to have him re-check the harness installation. The problem there is, now that the old harness is out, what is he going to check the installation against? Does he have a really good set of wiring diagrams for your year and model?

For the problem your having, low power and apparent over heating, I would first look at ignition timing and timing belt alignment. I know it doesn't make any sense that a harness installation would affect that. It is just what I would check based on those symptoms.

Where the coolant temp and boost gauges reading normal?

I would take it back to him or just ask him about the job, but he isn't available until Monday and I have finals all next week, so I need my car. The temp gauge seemed to be fine, it only seemed to overheat after I got off the freeway and into my driveway. The boost gauge seemed to be normal too.