Johnnysalt
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- Joined
- Aug 13, 2015
So back in the spring of 2016 I loaned my 240 to my dad, and then in November it stopped running.
I was busy, so I didn't have time to look at it, and then I had a moderate sized stroke. Weird I know, since i was only 29 at the time. I recovered, sort of, and in august me and my dad decided to fix it up. We got it running but we quickly realized that it had an issue charging the battery. We put a new alternator and battery in, but then my Dad died of cancer. So this story is partially about how life took a big **** on me, and partially about how my volvo did too. I'm like a **** magnet these days. Also it was about this time that we noticed neither the temp gauge or fuel gauge functioned at all. Neither one moves. Anyway, The other day I took it upon myself to make the damn thing run. I jumped it, but didn't check the battery, later on i found out that it's only putting out 2.65 volts. So in the process of driving the thing home, I trashed my alternator. Then the car died and I had to get it towed when I was halfway there. Luckily the battery and alternator were under warranty, so I replaced them both. Now the alternator is putting out 13.9 volts and that problem is solved. But I'm still trying to figure out why the temperature and fuel gauges stopped working simultaneously.
Any ideas?
I was busy, so I didn't have time to look at it, and then I had a moderate sized stroke. Weird I know, since i was only 29 at the time. I recovered, sort of, and in august me and my dad decided to fix it up. We got it running but we quickly realized that it had an issue charging the battery. We put a new alternator and battery in, but then my Dad died of cancer. So this story is partially about how life took a big **** on me, and partially about how my volvo did too. I'm like a **** magnet these days. Also it was about this time that we noticed neither the temp gauge or fuel gauge functioned at all. Neither one moves. Anyway, The other day I took it upon myself to make the damn thing run. I jumped it, but didn't check the battery, later on i found out that it's only putting out 2.65 volts. So in the process of driving the thing home, I trashed my alternator. Then the car died and I had to get it towed when I was halfway there. Luckily the battery and alternator were under warranty, so I replaced them both. Now the alternator is putting out 13.9 volts and that problem is solved. But I'm still trying to figure out why the temperature and fuel gauges stopped working simultaneously.
Any ideas?