I bought a 1980 GLE Wagon 4cyl with 104k miles a few weeks ago, drove awesome for 300+ miles with no issues what so ever. Then I had to stop at a construction zone and after I came to a complete stop the car shut off, and has not started again. The car turns over and there is gas in the vehicle. I also replaced the in line fuel pump(Is there a pump in the tank?). I have juice going to the pump. I also bought a new fuel pump relay. Nothing has helped. What could I be missing? Any help would be awesome. Also, the title on the car just says "Volvo GLE" Ill submit a picture and maybe someone can help me with an exact issue

 

Nice looking wagon. Given the age, I assume that it is a K-Jet fuel injection system. Not a lot of expertise here on the K-Jet. Take a look at this web site:

K-Jet.org | Mechanical Fuel Injection Power!

There is a lot of information on the K-Jet system there.

I would start out with the basics - are you getting fuel & spark? Work from there.

 

Awesome. Thank you a lot for the quick response. I have spark (starting fluid check) but the pump does not turn on. I will do more research and so far this site looks like a lot of help! I will be sure to update once it is fixed/let you guys know what I've done.

 

k-jet requires a 65PSI fuel pump, not the 42PSI pump that LH systems use.

oh, PS, if you look at the serial number plate under the hood, you'll see your car is in fact a 245 which is a 240 5-door (wagon). in 1980, they called them just GLE (or GL or DL or whatever) because they weren't making any other models.

k-jetronics is constant injection, rather than the electronic injection used by later LH cars. it uses a mechanical/hydraulic 'fuel distributor' that has an air pressure flap, more air flow opens up more gas flow.

and thats about all I know about them :-/

 

Check/ spin all of your fuses behind the drivers kick panel. If your pump/ injection fuse is blown, it is likely caused by a dead in tank pre-pump. Besides poor running, a dead pre-pump causes your inline pump to run hotter and taxes it. Sometimes this causes a blown fuse. Yes, your car ('78-'93) has an in tank pump.