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Electrical problems with 1986 Volvo 240? Fuse, short?
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Location: Beaverton, OR
Drives: 1986 240 DL GL
Today, I was driving my 1986 240 in 108 degree heat. I don't know what happened but here is what started at 12 pm:
Radio is not working because when I turn it on all I hear is the door chimer incessantly dinging.
The clock has stopped working.
When I step on the brake hard, it makes the door chime go off but only one or two dings.
The automatic locks and dome light are also not working now.
This all happened together so I could use any help at all. Could this be fuse related? Relay? A short somewhere??
2 Answers
- bobwebLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
If your battery is over 4 or 5 years old, you need a new one. The heat is hard on batteries.
- Anonymous5 years ago
It sounds like a major short in a wire cluster. I don't know if it could be this, but under the hood, about the center of the firewall (behind the engine) there should be an electrical system plig and socket which connects about 8 sets of wires. This connections inside this deterriorate over time, and can cause all sorts of electrical problems, especially warning lights flashing up when they shouldn't and things not working. Best to get it checked by an auto electrician, because any faulty wiring in a car can cause a fire.
