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Car Starts Fine But Won't STOP!! 200 1982

posted by  Klaus Fluoride on  Tue Apr 26 01:45 CST 2005
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My 82 244 keeps running even when I've taken the keys out the ignition. I have to stop it by putting it into reverse gear, then it stops.

When it does stop the headlights stay on and most of the warning lights stay on as well.

It's always had a noisy rear fuel pump, but that has stopped whining - I presume the two are connected.

Anyone have any ideas?

Klaus Fluoride
Adelaide, Australia

78 245
82 240








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    Car Starts Fine But Won't STOP!! 200 1982

    posted by  sstef on  Tue Apr 26 05:57 CST 2005
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    Brown wire from ballast resistor to coil is shorting inside your wiring harness.

    I just ran a new wire over the engine (put inside some covering).

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    Stef -- 1981 245 B21A SU M46 323000km my volvo pages








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      Car Starts Fine But Won't STOP!! 200 1982

      posted by  mbliss on  Tue Apr 26 08:47 CST 2005
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      Did the Australian cars get the same wire harnesses with the insulation rot problems that US cars did?

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      '81 GLT 245 @ 259K; '83 DL 175K








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    Car Starts Fine But Won't STOP!! 200 1982

    posted by  Bob Wennerstrom on  Tue Apr 26 02:33 CST 2005
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    I had a similar problem in my '82 245T. I was able to get the car to shut off by opening the hood and wiggling the wiring harness at the gray plug on the firewall. A replacement harness eventually solved the problem but I was able to fix it temporarily by wiggling that harness just right so no wires were shorting to each other.

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    Volvo Farmer:

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    sorry, no FWD







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